Winners to be Announced on Medal of Honor Day, March 25 The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, today, announced the finalists for this year’s Citizen Honors Awards. The finalists were selected through two rounds of judging by an independent panel, with the final round judged exclusively by Medal of Honor recipients. The winners will be […]
Veterans Life Center Grand Opening Ceremony
Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) were the headline speakers at the official Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting ceremony at the newly completed Veterans Life Center Building today in Butner, NC. The Veterans Life Center, a 40,000 square foot building, is a residential facility designed to house […]
Veterans Life Center Receives $300,000 Grant From Kenan Charitable Trust
BUTNER, N.C. – (May 2020) The Veterans Life Center (VLC), a planned residential facility for 21st-century veterans experiencing problems reintegrating to civilian life, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. The grant will be paid out over three years and is to be used as support to implement VLC’s Coordinated […]
Veterans Life Center Receives Grant From USDA
The Veterans Life Center, a planned residential facility for 21st century veterans experiencing problems reintegrating to civilian life, has been awarded a $582,200 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it was announced today. Construction of the VLC’s SECU Veterans Residence Building is nearing completion in Butner, NC, and is expected to open in the […]
SECU Foundation Makes $1 Million Gift to the Veterans Life Center
The SECU Foundation has announced a $1 million donation to the Veterans Life Center (VLC), a new residential facility for 21st century veterans experiencing difficulties reintegrating into civil society. The SECU Foundation was formed in 2004 by the State Employees’ Credit Union to promote community development in North Carolina communities. The foundation funds projects in […]
VA Newsletter Highlights The Veterans Life Center
The latest issue of the VA Newsletter has a great article about The Veterans Life Center…. […]
Bank of America Makes Donation to Veterans Life Center
In a brief ceremony at the Butner, NC construction site for the Veterans Life Center, Bank of America presented a $75,000 check to the Veterans Life Center. The money will go toward the development of the program that will be coordinated at this location, which is designed to help 21st Century vets who are experiencing […]
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie Visits VLC Construction Site
Watch WRAL’s report on VA Secretary Robert Wilkie visiting the VLC Construction Site. […]
Veterans Life Center Receives Grant from Duke Energy
BUTNER, N.C. June 3, 2019 – The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded a $5,000 Community Grant to the Veterans Life Center. Currently under construction in Butner, the Veterans Life Center is a residential facility for 21st-century veterans experiencing difficulty reintegrating into civilian life. “We greatly appreciate this generous gift from Duke Energy,” said David L. […]
Marine Brigadier General (Ret.) Thomas Gorry Named Executive Director Of The Veterans Life Center
RALEIGH, NC, APRIL 29, 2019. Colonel (USA ret.) David Hayden, Chairman of the Board of the Veterans Life Center (VLC), has announced that retired Marine Corps Brigadier General Thomas Gorry has been named Executive Director of the VLC, effective May 1. The Veterans Life Center, currently under construction in Butner, NC, is a residential facility […]
