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Forrest Gump actor Gary Sinise kicks off 2013 wounded vet project in Tampa listen
02/13/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Gary Sinise, Forrest Gump, veterans, wounded veterans, Bob Buckhorn, housing, disability rights
Actor Gary Sinise – better known as Lieutenant Dan to Forrest Gump fans -- is heading up an effort to build twelve severely wounded soldiers specially-equipped homes. Sinise, along with other charity leaders and Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced the 2013 Building for America’s Bravest program during a ceremony in downtown Tampa Wednesday morning. Sinise said he enjoys giving injured soldiers some of their normal life back.
Be the first to comment“They’re going to have life challenges for a long time – for th...
Lunch for veterans without homes opens job opportunities too listen
12/21/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Veterans, jobs, homeless, poverty, Hillsborough County, homelessness
Veterans who don’t have homes this holiday season got a warm meal this afternoon in Tampa. The Hillsborough County Veteran’s Affairs department doled out turkey dinners to about 40 vets, but also took the opportunity to help them get and keep jobs.
Veterans dined ten at a time, starting with this group. Kelly Beaver, a retired sailor in the Navy used to live on the streets. He’s still getting help from the county’s veteran's affairs department, but he said he’s on the road to recovery. ...
Be the first to commentNew homes for injured veterans part of community redevelopment in St. Pete listen
12/19/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: energy, net zero, energy efficient, veterans, housing, community redevelopment, neighborhood stabilization program
A wounded military veteran broke ground on what will be his new home today in St. Petersburg. The house is being paid for through a collaborative of charities, but is part of a greater effort to rehabilitate the city’s troubled Midtown area. Brian Lamb, president of the non-profit Community Partners in Revitalization said the project will help drive property values up in the neighborhood.
Be the first to comment“Within that, there’s a huge economic advantage to coming into neighborhoods, recognizing – or bett...
Some military veterans oppose Mitt Romney's plan for benefits listen
08/15/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Veteran's Affairs, military, healthcare, veterans
A group of Veterans from across the state and country spoke out for the first time against the presumptive Republican nominee at the Bay Pines Veteran’s Administration building in St. Petersburg this morning. About a dozen people waved flags and signs to let passing motorists know that Mitt Romney wants to change the way past and current service members get care. Ken Woods, president of the Tampa Bay area Teamsters union said the plan to make veterans use vouchers to get medical care will m...
Be the first to commentMacDill AFB expo supports service-disabled veteran business-owners. listen
12/07/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: military, jobs, veterans, service, disabilities, MacDill Air Force Base, military spending, contracts
Today more than 600 veterans and small businesses met at Tampa’s Convention Center, looking for ways to connect veteran business owners who have been disabled in combat with military contracts. MacDill Air Force Base organized the expo.
The Association for Service Disabled Veterans estimates that out of more than 26 million veterans, 2 million are service disabled. Eugene Toni works out...
Be the first to commentNew Port Richey job fair draws 300 residents looking for work listen
12/06/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Unemployment, unemployment rate, jobs, FBI, veterans, Pasco County
More than 300 job seekers and dozens of employers converged on a job fair in New Port Richey, where many residents say they are finding it difficult to find work outside of the service industry. Employers ranging from home based businesses to federal agencies were accepting applications.
It seems that Floridians need all the help they can get when it comes...
Be the first to commentOccupy Tampa rally: "Vets are the 99 percent!" listen
11/14/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Movement, veterans, PAC, Tampa
Saturday afternoon about 30 members of Occupy Tampa rallied in support of Veterans. They marched from their sidewalk encampment by Curtis Hixon Park to Joe Chillura Courthouse Square Park, which is home to a memorial that honors fallen soldiers who were connected to Hillsborough County and killed in [Operation Iraqi...
2 commentsVeterans for Peace and Occupy Tampa remember Armistice Day listen
11/11/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Tampa, Occupy Lakeland, Occupy St. Pete, Occupy DC, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Movement, veterans, Veterans Day, Veterans for Peace, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, WPA
It’s Veterans Day in the US and Europe celebrates Armistice Day marking the official end of hostilities in World War I. Veterans for Peace gathered at the Iraq and Afghanistan war memorials in downtown Tampa this morning at 11:11 on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
A small group of about a dozen people marked the historic time in silenc...
Be the first to commentTampa demonstrators support Obama's jobs bill for veterans benefits listen
10/20/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: AFL-CIO, jobs, veterans, VA
Advocates for President Barack Obama’s jobs bill told veterans to tell their representatives to pass provisions that would benefit America’s military at a Rally in front of the VA hospital in Tampa Wednesday. The group handed out literature outlining parts of the bill that would give tax credits and job preference to some military people.
President Obama’s Jobs bill contains $447 million worth of incentives to get people back to work and repair the cou...
Be the first to commentUS Dept of Labor provides services for women veterans at "Stand Down" listen
09/12/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: veterans, Women military personnel, women's issues, Women, Women's rights, women's health, Moffitt Cancer Center
With help from the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor, Tampa Crossroads lined up free services and help for Women’s Veterans in Tampa on Saturday at "Stand Down, Stand Up for Women Veterans." More than 30 organizations set up at Al Lopez Park in Tampa, where women vets were offered a variety of services ranging from education assistance, counseling, and even...
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