Exploring your benefits is simple. The VA website features an easy-to-use digital tool, called the VA Benefits Navigator, to help veterans and family members identify benefit eligibility. The VA Benefits Navigator can be used by veterans, service members and their families. Earned benefits include disability compensation, education and training, employment services, health care, home loan […]
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A local veteran was looking for a home loan on a newly constructed manufactured home project. He had up to 5 percent down. He also has acceptable income, debt ratios, and credit. The project total cost was $300,000, including land, the new home, and improvements. A 95 percent conventional manufactured home loan would require 5 […]
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After my U.S. Army training accident in July 1994, I had six months of rehabilitation as a paraplegic at the Seattle VA on the Spinal Cord Injury Unit. The rehab was top-notch, and I learned many ways to navigate my new world from a wheelchair. Once I was home, I didn’t really know the direction […]
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The resources listed below offer a variety of services for veterans and are available for questions and may be able to direct you to specific help. American Legion Veterans Services Office (509) 434-7750 Address: 4815 N. Assembly, Bldg. 6-A, Spokane, WA 99205 VA Hospital (509) 434-7000 Toll Free: 1-800-325-7940 Address: 4815 N. Assembly, Spokane, WA […]
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Post Falls resident and veteran Dean DeVitto recently got a new start in life thanks to help from veterans groups, generous volunteers and other supporters in Washington and Idaho. After a series of layoffs and financial struggles while living in California, Dean moved to Spokane. Unfortunately, though, he ended up homeless and living in a […]
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Spokane resident and Gold Star grandma Barbara McCormick recently surprised 12 veterans in her neighborhood with handmade personalized quilts for each of them. The 83-year-old presented the Quilts of Valor at Stone Crest’s annual community picnic on Sept. 8. The quilt-making effort began in February when McCormick attended a group sewing class at the Garland […]
Volunteer and Organization Stories
Newby-ginnings Founder Inspired to Help Veterans After Son’s Death
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On July 7, 2011, Theresa Hart’s son, 20-year-old SPC Nicholas Newby, was killed in Baghdad, Iraq by an armor-piercing bomb. In October 2013, with the help of her husband, James, and friends, Theresa opened Newby-ginnings of North Idaho, a nonprofit that serves active military, veterans and Gold Star families. Newby-ginnings allows Hart to honor her […]
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The Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake helps veterans and their families through one of life’s most challenging times while honoring their military service and sacrifice. Knowledgeable cemetery staff guide veterans and families through the process of preregistering for cemetery services and work with families after a death occurs. The facility serves eligible veterans […]
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Spokane County Regional Veterans Service Center Spokane County Regional Veteran Services is responsible for providing emergency financial services to indigent veterans, widows and their families. Funding for these programs are mandated by law and comes from a small portion of each county’s property tax revenues. Emergency relief assistance is provided in voucher form to a […]
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Veterans Help Net “Helping Veterans find Hope and Help” VeteransHelpNet is a volunteer Veteran Support Organization that started in the Northwest and serves North Idaho and Eastern Washington Veterans. Our mission is to increase awareness of little known or forgotten benefits and services available to veterans and their families. One of our projects led to the […]