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Senior Corps Retirement Living
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f you’re over age 55 and want to give back, Senior Corps wants your help. The organization, which helps
pair volunteers with projects, hopes to both engage more veterans and lessen the gap between civilians and servicemembers. In March, veterans and active duty ser- vicemembers teamed up with AmeriCorps and Senior Corps volunteers to help Habi- tat for Humanity build and rehabilitate homes on Clay Street in Annapolis, Md., and Jefferson Street in East Baltimore. Over the next year, AmeriCorps mem- bers will help develop a national program for Habitat for Humanity to engage more veterans into its efforts. “Whether going into harm’s way to pre-
serve our way of life or meeting community needs here at home, service represents
the best of the American spirit,” says CEO Patrick A. Corvington of the Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS), AmeriCorps and Senior Corps’ parent orga- nization. “We are proud to join Habitat to highlight the extraordinary contributions of our nation’s veterans and active duty military. We look forward to working with Habitat and other organizations across the country both to serve veterans and military families and to tap the skills and talents of veterans in solving critical problems.” At the invitation of the first lady’s of-
fice, MOAA headquarters staff recently attended a CNCS briefing about the agency’s efforts to bring more volunteers to help the military community. Find a project to join in your community. Learn more at
www.seniorcorps.gov.
Family Matters
Discover helpful re- sources for military spouses and children.
Building resilience and providing long- term support are key to equipping military families to weather this decade of war, says Deborah Mullen (below, right), wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “We’ve never asked a generation of fami-
lies to do what this one has done,” she says. Through her new
“Family Forum” blog, Mullen plans to write on a wide range of family-related topics, including resilience, veteran and spouse employment and education, and psy- chological health and well-being. She also will pass on information regarding support pro- grams and resources.
*online: Find Mullen's blog at
http://afps.dodlive.mil.
IMAGES: ABOVE, CHRIS EDE; RIGHT, PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS CHAD J. MCNEELEY, USN
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