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A partnership between the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe and the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs was signed Wednesday in Roseburg, tribal officials said.

In 2020, there were more than 6,000 United States veteran suicides. This averaged out to almost 17 people per day. Veteran suicide rates have trended downward but they still take their own lives 1.5 times higher than the general population.

The project to create and operate a facility in Umatilla to help take on local homelessness took another step forward.

Carroll County officials hope to use a grant from a Taneytown-based foundation to help veterans and older adults struggling to make ends meet.

Carroll County Bureau of Aging and Disabilities was born in 1972 as the county Commission on Aging, a division of the health department. This year, the agency is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Effective June 1, all five Senior and Community Centers in Carroll County will resume operations five days per week, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Poverello Center names new director in veterans advocate Jill Bonny The Poverello Center looked inward to select a new executive director, tapping its veteran services manager to head Missoula’s largest homeless shelter. and last updated 2021-05-07 11:00:58-04 MISSOULA — The Poverello Center looked inward to select a new executive director, tapping its veteran services manager to head Missoula’s largest homeless shelter, it announced on Wednesday. Jill Bonny, a longtime veterans ...

Sidock, 48, was selected for this new position by the board after the recommendation of an independent interview panel made up of members of the community, state, and county agencies, according to a Carroll County Veterans Independence Project press release.

The federal government’s definition of a veteran is “a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.” War time. Peace time. Veterans all.