SoCal Military News and Views

 For Those who served and sacrifice their lives for our country should Never Be Forgotten. Unfortunately, they are. Honoring USA Heroes has come up with a solution to keep the Fallen Heroes alive allowing the family to move on with life.

Contact Ed

Website: https://honoringusaheroes.org/ 

Phone: 619-227-4571 

Alisa Espinoza is the University Development Counselor, Military Division with Grand Canyon University. The rigorous demands of the military, including long hours, irregular schedules, and frequent relocation, can make earning a degree difficult. GCU is dedicated to the educational goals of military professionals, DOD personnel, and their families.

Website: https://www.gcu.edu/c/alisa.espinoza 

Phone: 602-513-4320

Kayla Camac with the 2023 Fleet week which is Nov. 3 – Nov. 12 where there will be over a dozen activities from Softball tournaments, Military and Veteran Art Exhibits, Military Band concerts, Ship tours and military displays, and much more.

Website: https://www.fleetweeksandiego.org/ 

Curtis Winfree, GPD Program Manager, Interfaith-Veteran Services. An update on Veteran Housing, Housing Stability, along with speakers Erendira Hernandez and Gersain Medina presenting on Haven House and Family Shelter.

Website: https://www.interfaithservices.org/ 

Guest Speaker Joselyne Grace. Since 1989, Canine Support Teams mission has been to provide specially trained dogs to persons with disabilities to support their person, social, and occupational independence. As an ADI-accredited non-profit, they provide service dogs to Veterans free of cost. 

Website: https://caninesupportteams.org/ Phone: 951-301-3625

Discover more about VANC: https://www.vanc.me/.

Follow VANC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VeteransAssociationNorthCounty.

Learn more about our amazing sponsor, John Sanders: https://www.johnsanders.com/about.

Produced by Imagine Podcasting https://www.imaginepodcasting.com. 

Dacian Martinez / Field Representative Laurie Davies, Assembly, Seventy-Fourth District

Website: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/davies 

District Office Phone: 760-433-7400 

Carole Dupuis, Founder P.A.C.T. for Veterans. The therapeutic benefits of support animals for veterans with PTSD is undeniable and well supported by professional literature. P.A.C.T. for Veterans is offering a 3 month program free of charge to the veterans in hope to create a tight bond between the veterans and their canines.

Website: https://veteranpact.org/ NOT ACTIVE

Phone: 760-519-9892

Jeaneane Henson, The Daniel Ferguson Memorial Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non profit that seeks to bring camaraderie and strength of mind and body to the veteran community. Their mission is to prevent suicide by promoting mental and physical fitness, thereby creating a new brotherhood for our veterans.

Website: https://www.danielsmemorialfoundation.org/ 

Phone: 760-717-4799

Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Wright, Primary Prevention Integrator speaks about the mental health and other programs that are available for our active duty veterans.

Discover more about VANC: https://www.vanc.me/.

Follow VANC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VeteransAssociationNorthCounty.

Learn more about our amazing sponsor, John Sanders: https://www.johnsanders.com/about.

Produced by Imagine Podcasting https://www.imaginepodcasting.com. 

Ed Harrington, Founder of Highly Inspired Transitions for Veterans (HIT4VETS). HIT4VETS has been running regular classes for military personnel preparing to leave the service for over 7 years to help them integrate into the civilian community. Ed runs a monthly networking group in North County San Marcos to Temecula and Oceanside.

Contact: Ed Harrington

Website: https://www.highlyinspiredtransitions.org/ 

760-450-6567