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Low-income, veterans and military families will benefit. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies subcommittee (CJS), announced $3.6 million in grants from the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to help low-income, veterans and military families in 25 states for legal services. LSC ...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 19, 2011  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Governor Tom Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett today recognized nine outstanding women as this year’s Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania. The women were honored at a luncheon at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg where they were presented with medals and citations for their achievements. “As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, ...

Fairfield, Connecticut Massage Envy® Hosts Massage for the Cure Benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure® FAIRFIELD, Conn., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, Massage Envy will team up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help win the fight against breast cancer by hosting Massage for the Cure. During this ...

WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Testifying before a House subcommittee today, The American Legion said that veterans’ preference in the federal job market “is being unlawfully ignored by numerous agencies.” “The reality is that employment opportunities are not being properly publicized,” said Joe Sharpe, the Legion’s economic division director, in his written testimony. “Federal agencies, ...

18 March 2010 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates honored women in the military during a Pentagon ceremony March 18. Plus, Reserve Soldiers are reunited with their families. Pentagon ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In the midst of the great recession, a depressed job market is hitting veterans particularly hard. Unemployment numbers for all veterans continues to hover near 12 percent, but for service members who left the military in the past three years unemployment is 18 percent, nearly twice the national average. “The ...

National Poll on Infant Feeding Shows Mothers Need Support and Want Choice and Education RED BANK, NJ – (December 1, 2009) A new national survey reveals the majority of mothers in the United States know breastfeeding is ideal for their babies and themselves but at the same time want the right to decide what works ...

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In his first address before Congress, the newly elected leader of The American Legion has called upon lawmakers to “compassionately address” the needs of women veterans. National Commander Clarence E. Hill, testifying before a joint session of the U.S. House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees, urged lawmakers to acknowledge that ...

WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — www.GraceAfterFire.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of women veterans of all eras and military branches. Today they launch their online social network — built by women veterans for women veterans. This network is designed to allow women vets to join hands in order to bring a ...