The Disabled National Veterans Foundation (DVNF), a
non-profit organization that exists to help men and women who come home with
emotional and physical wounds after serving our country, is preparing to launch
a scholarship program to assist Veterans with tuition that is not covered by
the Montgomery or Post-911 G.I. Bills.
Washington, D.C.
May 04, 2012
The program comes at a time when many men and women are
waiting a year or more to receive Veterans Benefits available to disabled
veterans - including tuition waivers - from overburdened and often understaffed
VA Centers across the country. Wait times are especially bad in states like
California, where returning veterans wait an average of 320 days in the Oakland
office, according to recent news reports. That includes wait times for disabled
veterans seeking tuition waivers for themselves or their children.
The DVNF program would provide a bridge to veterans waiting
on their VA education benefits or to those who have tuition expenses the G.I.
bills do not cover, said Raegen Rivers, Chief Administrative Officer of the
DVNF.
"There are thousands of American heroes back from war
who want to get an education so they can have a rewarding career and provide
sufficiently for their families," said Rivers. "Our organization
exists to help disabled veterans in every way possible, and we are committed to
seeing as many as possible attain the college education they deserve and have
earned by serving our country." Read more here...
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