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Chief Jerry Collins and Dr. Mariya Leyderman join Carry On from Louisville, KY to talk about the VALOR program (Veterans Aspiring to a Life Of Reform), a program at the Louisville Metro Correctional Department (LMDC) to help veterans reform the
Our guest today, Mike Erwin has dedicated his life to serving the nation and empowering people to build positive relationships.A graduate of The U.S. Military Academy at West Point serving in three combat tours with the First Cavalry Division
Brad Long, Executive Director of the Veterans Housing Development Corporation (VHDC) joins us to talk about affordable housing for veterans.Different veterans have different needs, and some just need a little extra boost to be able to own a ho
In this episode, Oscar Romero joins us to talk about art. He'll explain how he got involved with art, and how he found it can be used to help others and provide avenues of expression.Oscar was born in El Salvador and raised in California. He s
National Ice Cream Day is around the corner on Sunday, July 17th.Local ice cream parlor, Let’s Chill opened just a couple months ago in Coral Springs, Florida - owned by veterans Cristina & Ricardo Braga. Cristina is a registered nurse and Ric
Shelli Cramer has been a Nutrition Services Coordinator with Nation’s Finest – Eureka for the last five years. She worked in catering prior to coming to Nation’s Finest, and she’s also a mom who loves to cook.People like Shelli make sure that
Jean Durham is a retired Marine Corps Officer who now coaches executive leaders. Jean first enlisted in 1999, starting her career as an aviation operations specialist. Among many duty locations in this role, she deployed to Al Assad, Iraq in su
Suzanne Gordon joins this episode to talk about how she encourages others to speak up with elected officials to ensure the VA is properly funded into the future. She also shares her advice for choosing the right charity to support when your goa
In this episode, Clive Stephenson joins us to talk about how veterans can take better care of their health. Clive was the NCOIC of the Family Medicine Service at Brook Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX. He graduated the Interservice Phy
John Perales joins this episode to talk about mental health, both for the veterans we serve, and the mental health providers themselves.John has worked in various roles as he progressed from being a high school teacher, to principal, and event
As 'Mayans' Season 4 is now in full swing, we re-visit this episode from October, when Vincent "Rocco" Vargas joined us to talk about overcoming the difficulty of military transition, substance abuse, and survivors guilt.
Brenda Bentley joins us for this episode to talk about finding purpose, the value in experiencing transition, and finding that “next level” thinking.Brenda has an MBA and a BA in Spanish and education. She has lived, studied, and worked in Spa
Veterans from different eras often have very different transition experiences into civilian life. Chris Snell, US Marine Corps Veteran and a Veteran Service Officer for Brown County Government in Indiana, talks about bridging the gap between d
Current events in Ukraine can take on a different meaning to recently separated veterans who were working close to the region prior to leaving the military.Josh Peterson joined the Army in 2014 and served as an infantryman on active duty until
Today, we talk with Steve White, a Navy AND Army veteran who served from 1970-1983. He also worked as a commercial airline pilot after being honorably discharged, but struggled with civilian life and ended up with legal issues, no job, and very
We have discussed the transition from military to civilian life many times on this podcast but today, we talk with an officer beginning her transition, providing a different perspective.Maj. Elle Covington talks with us about what it’s like pr
Dr. Abhi Chandra joins this episode to share his knowledge about the resources, benefits, and drawbacks of the emergency room. He provides insightful advice about when to visit the ER, and when to call 911.Dr. Chandra has been practicing Emerg
In this episode, we discuss some of the services Nation's Finest provides and a bit about our veteran clients with our Residential Services Coordinator from Mather Veterans Village, Jenna Yoast.Jenna joined the team at Nation's Finest in Augu
Nation’s Finest will be hosting a cornhole tournament in multiple locations across California, Arizona, and Nevada on March 26th called GAME OF THROWS.Jesse Woolf is the Site Director for Nation’s Finest Monterey and Santa Cruz locations. She
Our guest today is dog trainer Steve Moore. Steve spent four and a half years in the United States Army during operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.After getting out of the Army in 2006 Steve spent some time trying to find his place i
Voices of Service, an inspiring vocal quartet includes retired Master Sgt. Caleb Green, retired staff Sgt. Ron Henry, Sgt. Maj. Christal Rheams and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hanna.Voices of service uses their platform to increase awareness of what
In today's episode, we unpack the emotional side of transition from an academic perspective.Emily Knitter is a U.S. Army veteran and third-year Counseling Psychology Ph.D. student at the University at Buffalo. After being medically retired fro
The transition from military to civilian employment can be overwhelming. Have you asked yourself what you do not want to do in addition to what you would like to do? Have you identified the skills and knowledge you want to build to fit new care
Many large corporations have teams assigned to help veterans apply for employment, and also to help veterans succeed after being hired.Retired Marine Colonel Beau Higgins is a Senior Manager on Amazon’s Military Affairs team. Beau is responsib
When people ask us at Nation's Finest, "What do you do?" it's easy to start listing programs and services. In reality, what we do goes deeper than a list of services. We help veterans when they need it most, and assist them in becoming self-suf
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