Post 247 Holiday Veterans Event
American Legion Post 247 and American Legion Auxiliary Post 247 are co-hosting our annual Holiday Potluck Dinner on Dec 7, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion 247 Post located at 11420 James Madison Highway in Remington, Va. Tabitha Bartley is our guest speaker. Tabitha serves on the Board of Directors for Minority Veterans of America, Women Veterans Policy […]
URGENT NEED FOR POST 247 HELP
American Legion, Remington Harold J. Davis Post 247’s primary source of operating funds is our Hall Rental program. Managing the hall rental program requires several volunteer roles from Post membership, including Managing the overall program, managing tours, setting up the hall, opening the hall for events, and inspecting the hall following events. Presently, there are […]
American Legion Remington, Harold J. Davis Post 247 Holds Inaugural Remington Memorial Day Service
May 29, 2023 (Remington, VA) – American Legion Remington, Harold J. Davis Post 247, in partnership with the Town of Remington, held its Inaugural Remington Memorial Day Service Monday, May 29th, at the flagpole next to Remington Town Hall. Members of American Legion Post 247, American Legion Post 247 Auxiliary, Town of Remington government officials, […]
American Legion, Remington, Harold J. Davis Post 247 Participates in Annual Commonwealth-Wide Sweats for Virginia Vets Program
Remington, VA (June 1, 2023) – American Legion, Remington, Harold J. Davis Post 247 is pleased to announce our local participation in the statewide Sweats for Virginia Vets campaign beginning June 1. American Legion Post 247 is partnering with state coordinators, American Legion Post 1799, and the GFWC – Dominion Woman’s Club, to provide new […]
American Red Cross Blood Drive (click for more info)
Virginia Department of Veterans Services Announces Grant Funds To Support Veteran Suicide Prevention And Opioid Addiction Services, $4.5 Million In Grants Available To Assist Community-Based Programs Throughout Commonwealth (2023)
The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) is seeking to award $4.5 million in grants to support veteran suicide prevention and opioid addiction services. DVS is dedicated to ending the epidemics of veteran suicide and opioid addiction and building Federal, State, and local partnerships to accomplish this life saving mission. Toward this goal, the Suicide Prevention […]
Starting Jan. 17, Veterans in suicidal crisis can go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for free emergency health care (2023)
Starting Jan. 17, Veterans in acute suicidal crisis will be able to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care at no cost – including inpatient or crisis residential care for up to 30 days and outpatient care for up to 90 days. Veterans do not need to be enrolled […]
SQUARES technology improves Veterans’ access to safe, affordable housing (2023)
VA permanently housed more than 40,000 homeless Veterans in 2022, providing them with the safe, stable homes that they deserve. A technology tool that is helping VA officials and partners on the front lines is VA‘s Status Query and Response Exchange System (SQUARES).
VA method to stop unnecessary medications receives award
For many Veterans, taking a variety of medications is a necessity. But the simultaneous use of multiple medications can lead to dangerous drug interactions, adverse outcomes, and challenges with a patient’s ability to adhere to the proper schedule and dosage. This ranks among the top 10 common causes of death in the U.S. VIONE, a […]
New Federal Strategic Plan to prevent and end homelessness
Veteran Homelessness podcast guest discusses new plan to end homelessness On the latest episode of the Ending Veteran Homelessness podcast, Jeff Olivet, executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), joins us to discuss the federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness, including how the Biden-Harris administration aims to reduce homelessness in America 25% by […]