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05/07/2013 |
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Join us for two days of inspiring events in New York City, June 2-3, 2013, as we bring together all those from the military, government, corporate, and nonprofit worlds who work with us year-round to honor and support the men, women, and families who serve our country. We will be
- gathering for MOU Signing Ceremony with the Army National Guard
- partnering with City Year, American Corporate Partners, Volunteers of America, Team Rubicon, The Mission Continues, Student Veterans of America, and the American Red Cross on a Community Service Project
- recognizing our 2013 Commitment to Service award recipients during a VIP Reception
- hosting an evening of music, healing, and awareness with Little Big Band featuring Mark Rivera, American Idol winner Kris Allen, country music star Danielle Peck, nationally acclaimed rock group The Secret State, up-and-coming artist The 9th, and singer, actress, and social activist Gloria Reuben
All that before the main event: our full-day conference at Columbia University, where we will educate students on the unique issues of veterans and military families and conclude with a special performance by Theater of War and a post-conference reception.
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05/05/2013 |
Macy’s American Icons program, we can all come together to celebrate the people, places, and things that inspire our dreams, fuel our passions and make us proud to live in the land of the free! As part of the celebration, Macy’s is honoring our veterans and military families by trying to reach a goal of raising up to $3 million for Got Your 6. Every customer has the opportunity to donate $3 at the register and in return, will receive a 15/20% shopping pass for any day they choose. Give back. Get back. www.gotyour6.org/macys
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04/16/2013 |
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Read the full press release.
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02/18/2013 |
As the lead activation partner for Education in the Got Your 6 campaign, Give an Hour is committed to educating, by June of 2014, 100,000 students in mental health disciplines on the unique issues of veterans and military families. Visit the GAH-GY6 website, see the press release, join now.
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02/08/2013 |
Read about Give an Hour spokesperson Jennifer Crane and president Barbara Van Dahlen are featured in the February issue of Redbook magazine. Look for them on page 20.
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10/26/2012 |
TEDxMidAtlantic convened 44 speakers to address the theme "Be Fearless" at its October 2012 conference--among them, GAH's president and founder, Dr. Van Dahlen. Watch her talk here. For more on the event, visit tedxmidatlantic.com.
You can also see Dr. Van Dahlen's interview with Pamela Sorenson (of Pamela's Punch) at TedxMidAtlantic. |
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10/12/2012 |
If you work for the federal government in the greater Washington area, this is an easy way for you to support GAH. Your tax-deductible donation will go directly to our services for military families.
Please put us on your list of recipients. Funds received go toward the vital work of outreach to and support for our volunteer mental health professionals, who provide free mental health care to so many deserving returning troops and their families.
Give an Hour is listed as "Military Families Receive Free Mental Health Care - Give an Hour." Our CFC number is 65498.
Thank you!
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10/10/2012 |
Join Give an Hour’s GIVE $11 campaign.
This November, in honor of the 11th Day of the 11th month, set aside to honor the service of our veterans, donate $11 to help provide free mental health services to our service members, veterans, and their loved ones.
Please donate now!
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08/26/2012 |
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Check out our new ad campaign in the August 13 issue of Time.
We thank--once again--the creative team of Chris Nott and Mackie Blaylock for their continued dedication and amazing talent.
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08/13/2012 |
Check out this new Web-based show, recently written up in the Philadelphia Daily News.
BandsofBrothers.org (on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/ptsdorg) follows twelve vets from Iraq and Afghanistan as they develop into three bands and ultimately perform a live Veteran's Day concert.
Watch here!
Every day hundreds of thousands of returning veterans have to face the reality of living their lives with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). But there is no reason they have to face it alone. Bands of Brothers is a nonprofit dedicated to letting veterans know there is hope, connecting them with people who can help, and raising money for research and treatment. Capitalizing on the popularity of reality television to reach a large audience, the organization created Bands of Brothers TV. Using the power of music to unite and inspire, twelve returning vets will form three bands. Their cause: to raise awareness and understanding of PTSD, and provide support and treatment to their fellow vets living with PTSD. Their mission: to perform an amazing show for a packed house at the renowned World Café Live in Philadelphia. Their challenge: they don't know each other, their songs, or what it's like to perform on stage in front of a large crowd. Bands of Brothers TV will follow their story from the time they first meet through the big show.
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07/25/2012 |
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At the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting, Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen of Give an Hour announces a new CGI America Commitment to Action, as part of Got Your 6:
What is Got Your 6?
This unprecedented multidimensional awareness campaign brings together the entertainment industry and top-tier national nonprofits to change the conversation in America and show veterans and military families as civic assets and leaders.
Give an Hour is serving as the lead activation partner in the health section of the 6 initiative. With our partners, we will will lead a program to educate 100,000 graduate students in mental health disciplines on the unique issues of veterans and military families by June of 2014.
To learn more, visit www.gotyour6.org.
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06/26/2012 |
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The 2012 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, which took place in Chicago June 18-20, was convened by Points of Light and provided more than 5,000 citizen leaders with the opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired through more than 100 plenary sessions, workshops, special events, service projects and more. Among them was Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, who gave the following TED talk for individuals interested in implementing community-based solutions to challenges facing service members, veterans and military families.
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06/25/2012 |
This past summer Give an Hour's ad was featured on the CBS “Super Screen.” Our spot aired 18 times a day for three months.
Special thanks to Capital One Bank for their generous support. We would like to recognize the creative team of Mackie Blaylock and Chris Nott, who have dedicated their time, talent, and passion to our new campaign. And we thank David Austin for making our helicopter fly!
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06/21/2012 |
A new documentary on sexual assault in the military called The Invisible War opens June 22 in select theaters across the country. From award-winning filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, the film exposes a brutal reality that affects far too many within our military community.
To read Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen's TIME Battleland blog about the movie, go to battleland.blogs.time.com.
For more information on the film and to get tickets, visit invisiblewarmovie.com.
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05/24/2012 |
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Presenting of the Colors by the Joint Forces Color Guard
Thank you to all our friends in the military, government, corporate, and nonprofit worlds for helping make our Inaugural Gala such a success Wednesday evening at Washington, D.C.'s Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
Over 400 guests made the event a true celebration of service, as we honored Jean Case (President and CEO of the Case Foundation), U.S. Army Veteran Jennifer Crane, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Justin Constantine (below, with Dr. Van Dahlen), and Presidential Volunteer Service Award winners (below with Dr. Van Dahlen and Ms. Case, second from right).
 
For an interview with Barbara Van Dahlen about the event, visit kstreetkate.net.
For more information, please contact Lauren Itzkowitz at litzkowitz@giveanhour.org.
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01/29/2012 |
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American Corporate Partners Announces "Quick Question" Community Web Site
This free online business Q&A community for veterans connects veterans with business leaders across the country. Through an interactive and easy-to-use interface, veterans can ask questions related to career development, employment, and small business; follow topics and Q&A threads; or message advisors to get answers to their business questions and expand their network.
Visit acp-advisornet.org.
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01/01/2012 |
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Give an Hour™ is pleased to participate in the National Capitol Area's annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Our CFC number is 65498.
If you work for the federal government in the greater Washington area, this is an easy way for you to support GAH. Your tax-deductible donation will go directly to our services for military families.
You can also help by promoting Give an Hour™ at your agency's CFC Campaign Kick-off event. Many agencies hold charity fairs and rallies to kick-off their CFC campaigns. You can make arrangements with your agency's CFC coordinator to attend these events as a representative of GAH.
If you don't work for the federal government but have friends, families members, or neighbors who do, please spread the word. Tell them to use our CFC number, 65498, to designate GAH as their charity of choice.
Thank you!
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01/01/2012 |
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Young people with disabilities--civilian and military--face severe obstacles as they transition from adolescence to adulthood, military to civilian life, and school to work. Supportive services and timely interventions are critical to ensure that what is often a period of extreme challenge for young people with disabilities is in fact a moment of great opportunity.
The National Youth Transitions Center and National Veterans Center, developed by The HSC Foundation, bring together the resources of multiple organizations to provide transitions-related services, research, public policy, best practices, pilot projects, and evaluation so that youth and young veterans with disabilities can achieve their greatest level of independence.
Please visit HSC Brochure or hscfoundation.org for more information.
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01/01/2012 |
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CPTWeb is a free, 9-hour Web-based, multimedia, education course for mental health professionals seeking to learn Cognitive Processing Therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, and it is now available to Give an Hour providers at http://cpt.musc.edu.
Based on Cognitive Processing Therapy Veteran/Military Version: Therapist's Manual (Resick, Monson, & Chard, 2008), the asynchronous, modular, self-study approach of CPTWeb allows practitioners to learn at their own pace from virtually any computer with Internet access.
CPTWeb was funded by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and is intended for use by mental health professionals within the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is also available for use by civilian therapists who provide treatment to active duty or retired personnel and members of the Guard and Reserve. It may also be helpful to mental health professionals who are providing treatment to family members.
CPTWeb is offered at no charge, and mental health professionals who complete the course receive 9 contact hours of continuing education from the Medical University of South Carolina.
Each module of CPTWeb includes:
*a video introduction to the technique
*pre- and post-tests of knowledge of a treatment component
*an overview of the module's learning objectives
*a description of the techniques of the treatment component and step-by-step instructions for how to implement them, including sample scripts for introducing the techniques to patients
*multiple video demonstrations of the techniques
*suggested practice assignments for patients
*discussions of common clinical challenges that often arise in real-life practice
For more information, please visit http://cpt.musc.edu.
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12/27/2011 |
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Give an Hour™ has been approved as an eBay Giving Works charity. Giving Works enables eBay users to support their favorite causes whenever they buy and sell. Any seller can donate part of his or her sale price to a nonprofit. The seller decides which organization to support and how much to give (10-100 percent), and gets a tax deduction for their gift.
To go directly to our Giving Works page, click here. Or, sellers, just be sure to specify that you want to designate Give an Hour™ as a recipient of a percentage of your proceeds when you list your item.
Thank you!
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12/17/2011 |
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Veteran CareGiver was developed squarely in response to expressed challenges by Wounded Warrior and Veteran families, and Veterans Affairs leadership. While no single entity or group can respond flawlessly to the individual matters faced by each Veteran due to sheer enormity of the task, families have openly spoken about their altered lives in the face of injury, illness, or aging. At times, feeling isolated, faced with multiple simultaneous issues, and needing answers, they also have expressed needs beyond survival.
Visit veterancaregiver.com for a variety of helpful resources including benefits factlets, forum postings, veterans service officers, organization listings, legislative hill updates, and events calendars.
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