Raleigh, September 15, 2015. In recent months VLC has been honored to receive donations from several foundations, trusts and industry funds, including the Edge Family Foundation, the Golden Leaf Foundation, […]
Jim Gardner Named Flag Day Volunteer of the Year
Jim Gardner has been named 2015 Flag Day Volunteer of the Year by the Veterans Leadership Council of North Carolina – CARES. In recognition of the honor, he was presented […]
Durham Girl Scouts Collect Items For Needy Vets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: JAY BRYANT 240-299-2969 jbryant@vlcnc-cares.org RALEIGH, NC, Saturday, May 16, 2015. A few months ago, 13 year-old Mary Margaret Johnson spotted a homeless veteran holding a cardboard […]
DPS Joining Forces with VLC
The Stanley News & Press February 23, 2015 The following is from the Department of Public Safety: RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Public Safety is joining forces with […]
Presentation of VLC “Veteran’s Best Friend” Plaque to Senator Thom Tillis
On January 6, 2015, VLC Executive Director John Turner presented a special plaque to Senator Thom Tillis on the occasion of his swearing in as United States Senator from North […]
Governor McCrory Tours Future Veterans Life Center in Butner
JDNews.com Butner, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory toured the future Veterans Life Center (VLC) in Butner today. The VLC will reside in Building 71 at the John Umstead Hospital Complex […]
Veterans Leadership Council Launches Push-Up Challenge
RALEIGH, NC. SEPTEMBER 29, 2014. Every day, 22 American veterans commit suicide. Last year, more than 8,000 homeless North Carolina veterans contacted the VA for help. The Veterans Leadership Council […]
David Robinson Named Flag Day Man of the Year
June 14, 2014. David S. Robinson, a counsel at Nexsen Pruet in Raleigh has been named 2014 Flag Day Volunteer of the Year by the Veterans Leadership Council of North […]
Homeless veterans in NC need, help
NewsObserver.com June 3, 2014 The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have put Veterans Affairs under siege to provide more care, and the injuries sustained by many veterans will create for […]
Butner receives federal grant to build veterans housing
By Jonathan Black, NewsObserver.com June 2, 2014 BUTNER — The town has received a $4.2 million grant to fund the first phase of a complex which aims to house homeless […]
