Augusta, GA
VA Augusta to offer resources for caregivers, homeless veterans
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – To help support caregivers of veterans, the VA Augusta Health Care System will host a veteran caregiver resource fair from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at its uptown campus.
Titled “Caregiving: Refresh and Renew,” the resource fair will offer those who attend an opportunity to:
- Discuss caregiving with VA Augusta caregiver support staff.
- Gain resources from VA Augusta and other veteran-advocate agencies.
- Connect with other Veteran caregivers.
The event will be in Room 3B-125 at the uptown campus, 1 Freedom Way.
To learn more about the VA Caregiver Support Program visit www.caregiver.va.gov.
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Later this week, VA Augusta Health Care System will host a Stand Down for Veterans experiencing homelessness from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the second-floor gymnasium of the uptown campus.
Veterans can get life-essential items like toiletries and blankets, as well as a boxed lunch, a VA eligibility screening, the opportunity to register for VA health care, local community agency information, and HUD-VASH and other veteran housing information.
Veterans can also contact sabrina.faircloth@va.gov for help.
Homeless veteran programs housed nearly 48,000 veterans across the U.S. in Fiscal Year 2024, surpassing the annual goal by 16.9%. Locally, VA Augusta exceeded its annual goal by 245.7%, which leads VA facilities across the nation.
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