The Express, a WestCare Publication
By Charlene Pech, Program Manager VETCare/WestCare Oregon has had a lot of change moving into 2022 and we are anticipating 2023 will bring more of the same. The New Year started off strong with the startup of two new Veteran programs, the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) and VETCare Prevents, a suicide prevention program made […]
By: Jennifer O’Neill, HVRP Program Manager and Vocational Specialist Ivan is a US Army Veteran who served as a 35G Geospatial Imagery Analyst (G.I.S). He served four years at Fort Campbell, Kentucky where he met and married his wife. He deployed for nine months to Nangarhar, Afghanistan, where he helped pick out helicopter landing zones for Blackhawks and […]
By Carlos G. Rodriguez, Program Director On Sept. 14, VETcare provided support and information during the 2022 Mid-Willamette Valley Veterans Stand Down. Our team was able to discuss the services that we provide such as the Transitional Housing Program (GPD), Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program (HVRP), Critical Time Management Housing Case Management (CTI), and our on-site […]
By Raymond Powers, Program Director I would like to thank our various WestCare team members that helped WestCare Oregon/VETcare with our application for the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. Through all of your hard work and dedication to our Veterans, WestCare Oregon/VETcare has been awarded the HVRP grant […]
By Nancy Pine, Case Manager The VETcare Transitional Program in Salem, Oregon has nine full time staff members – many who are support staff. Our support staff includes our night monitors and kitchen staff. We would like to recognize their support of our facility and know that if they weren’t doing their jobs behind the […]
By Nancy Pine, Case Manager, WestCare Oregon/VETcare Transitional Program On November 6, VETcare had the honor of being one of the recipients of proceeds from The Second Annual Corvallis Spirits Fest. The event was presented by 4 Spirits Distillery, who invited us to attend and represent VETcare at one of their exhibitor tables. Dawson Officer established 4 […]
Wire article previously published by Gorge Country Media VA Portland Health Care System will award $4.6 million in grants to three community organizations in Longview, Washington, and Salem and Beaverton, Oregon starting September 2021, under the Grant Per Diem program to combat homelessness. to combat homelessness. The GPD program provides funding to community organizations that provide transitional housing and supportive […]
By Nancy Pine, Case Manager, VETcare Transitional Program In July, our Veterans at the VETcare Transitional Program in Salem had the opportunity to go on a rafting trip on the Santiam River in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Mark Buchholz, Chairman, and Founder of Honoring Heroes, a local support organization for Veterans and active military members, coordinated with Freeman River […]
By Nancy Pine, Case Manager and Craig M. We’d like to share a letter from one of our VETcare clients, Craig M, who recently completed the program and has moved to Oklahoma to be closer to his family. His story is further proof of why our work is so rewarding. Congratulations, Craig. We’re proud of […]
The Express, a WestCare Publication 