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How can the arts help us heal? Experts say music therapy can help people cope with anxiety, depression, and even post-traumatic stress disorder. A program called Music for Veterans aims to leverage the therapeutic qualities of music to support and enrich the lives of military veterans. The head of that national program has ties to Rochester. He's in town this week to help support the local chapter. This hour, we talk with him and with local program organizers and veterans about the healing power of music. Our guests: Roy Ernst, Ph.D., founder of Music for Veterans National Association and professor emeritus of music education at the Eastman School of Music Mike Doolin, president of Music for Veterans-Rochester, U.S. Navy veteran, and trumpeter in the New Horizons band, among others Judy Rose, executive director of Music for Veterans-Rochester, bass clarinetist in the New Horizons Band, and vice president of Datrose Inc. Laura Heltz, executive director of Veterans Outreach Center, U.S. Army veteran, and author
Bob talks to Thad Brown on the Buffalo Bills and Thad gives a personal update, Bob talks about the plane that was shot down in Azerbaijan by Russia, the plane crash in South Korea, the brawl at the mall at Greece Ridge, the passing of Jimmy Carter, Bob talks to Steve McAlpin on Rosemarie Murrell passing and her work with the Veterans Outreach Center, Bob talks about a Rochester bank robbery, the funeral for Jim Callan and Robert Brooks, finally Bob does Listeners on the Loose.
Bob talks about Pete Hegseth, a man driving into Canandaigua Lake, ARPA money bring re- directed to the Veterans Outreach Center, and aircraft getting shot in Hati.
Sacrifice and Service. Two words our MCSO deputies and Veterans live by. Watch as Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter and Co-host, Deputy Sanders Tisdale, talk with Veteran and MCSO Deputy John DeMarco and Laura Heltz, Executive Director of the Veterans Outreach Center. The VOC continues to provide essential services for veterans in need in our community. We learn from both Deputy DeMarco and Ms. Heltz what it means to put service before self.
In this last episode of BARRACKS TALK, the Crew had some fun with two guests and guest host! Chris (Affinity Innovations, Inc.) joined Oink and Bo to host this episode of BARRACKS TALK while Navy Rob and Saw D4wg (@sawd4wg on X) of the nonprofit Veterans Outreach Center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Have some fun, hear about all of the amazing things Veterans Outreach Center is doing on Cape Cod, and listen your demons away with DV Radio! Do you want Betsy Ross's FIGHT? Email chris@affinityinc.tech; first come, first serve! Guests/Hosts: Oink, Chris, Navy Rob, Danny and Bo Veterans Outreach Center (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) https://capeveterans.com/ The Morning Crossover Show https://www.facebook.com/DVRadioNetwork/videos/1013978922946718 Giving Back Project - Bluebird Services https://www.facebook.com/DVRadioNetwork/posts/pfbid023z5hJavJLmK3z6cVrCK3s1bFhDHGYBATFUBhcvwqrKkxqDHTDVzbDF9yCU6BSj7Rl Affinity Protocol::34:: DECON Shutdown https://dvradionetwork.podbean.com/e/affinity-protocol34-defcon-shutdown [NOTE: Click these links!] ---------- DV Farm Septic System Fundraiser https://donorbox.org/dv-farm-septic-system ---------- Parental Control Apps https://bit.ly/ChildSafeInternet ---------- Backpacks For Life https://backpacksforlife.org/ ---------- Wah-Tie Woodturning https://wahtiewoodturning.com/ ---------- Affinity Innovations, Inc. https://affinitybsc.com/ ---------- Backpacks For Life Fundraiser https://ko-fi.com/dvradio/goal?g=1 ---------- Edited by Munkee Bawlz Media https://www.munkeebawlzmedia.com/ ---------- Are you a Veteran Owned Business? Have unique, handmade items that we can buy and review on a show? Contact us, show us what you have, and we'll (at least Bo) will spend up to $50 per month and speak openly about your product(s)!! ---------- Find Out More About Betsy Ross At Her Website https://bit.ly/Fight-With-Betsy-Ross ---------- SGT WarDawg http://sgtwardawgtv.fans.link/ ---------- *Got an idea for BARRACKS TALK or any other show? Want to be a guest? Then please feel free to contact us by sending an email to info@dvradio.net, oink@dvradio.net, ptsdog@dvradio.net.* ---------- **LINKS TO CHECK OUT** EVERYTHING DYSFUNCTIONAL VETERANS https://whereisdv.carrd.co ---------- Grab DV Radio's Battlegrounds From Ubora Coffee At: http://bit.ly/DVR-BattlegroundCoffee ---------- DV RADIO PARTNERS, SPONSORS, and AFFILIATES https://dvr-listen-support.carrd.co
This tradition celebrates women in the law in honor of the law school's first female graduate, Kate Stoneman, Class of 1898. Albany Law School's prestigious Stoneman Awards are presented to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to seeking change and expanding opportunities for women within the legal profession. MIRIAM M. NETTER '72 KATE STONEMAN KEYNOTER The Honorable Teneka E. Frost '02 Judge Frost served as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, co-chair of the Equal Justice in the Courts Initiative for the Fourth Judicial district, and as the Chief Administrative Law Judge and Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings at the NY Department of State. Last year, she was named to Albany Law School's National Alumni Association. In 2018, she was appointed as a city court judge by Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy. In 2021, she began the United Against Crime Community Action Network (U-CAN), a program where first-time offenders 18-25 years old with no criminal record can learn from mentors and work on self-improvement in a year-long program. In 2005, she was selected for a post-graduate fellowship in government law and policy at Albany Law School's Government Law Center, during which she served as an elected member of the Board of Education for the City School District of Albany. THE HONORABLE PATRICIA D. MARKS '74 Judge Marks was the first female full-time Assistant District Attorney in the Monroe County District Attorney's Office in 1976 and became the first female County Judge elected in Monroe County in 1984. She served as a County Court Judge for 25 years and retired in 2011. Since her retirement, she has remained active in a number of areas throughout the law, including as Interim CEO/Executive Director of Veterans Outreach Center, a not-for-profit organization that provides advocacy, direct service, and community collaboration for veterans and their families; as a Hearing Officer with the NYS Local and Retirement System and the Title IX office at the University of Rochester. She also provides pro bono services to various family law clinics in Western New York. Marks also presided over the Judicial Diversion Program and Veterans Court, which she created, and played a key role in establishing the Monroe County Mental Health Court. She is the author of 27 published legal decisions and several New York State Bar Journal articles. Marks began her legal career as a legal assistant with the Monroe County Department of Social Services. SECRETARY ALEJANDRA N. PAULINO '02 Secretary Paulino is the first Latina to serve as the Secretary of the New York Senate and is an expert in New York State election law. She was elected by members of the State Senate in 2019 and serves as chief administrative officer to the Senate and its 16 departments. She has increased access to resources and worked to improve working conditions at the New York State Senate. She has updated the Senate's sexual harassment policies and has added cultural competency to the training for all Senate employees. She has spent her career in several different government offices and adjacent groups, starting as a Senate fellow and has since served in the Majority Counsel's Office as Crime, Crime Victims, and Correction Committee Counsel and Team Counsel for Public Protection. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association's Trail Blazer Award.
In this special episode of the Visible Man podcast, VM Admin and veteran Bob Jurgensen sits down with fellow vets Roderick Castle, a crisis intervention specialist with the Veterans Outreach Center, and Matthew Murray, a veterans service officer with the Monroe County Veterans Service Agency to discuss veteran mental health, what's being done about it, and what we can do to help. If you're a veteran in crisis or concerned about one, please call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 Notes What are we seeing and hearing from veterans regarding their mental health? How COVID affected veterans' mental health How can we help break the barriers and end the stigma regarding veterans' mental health? How do the various veterans' agencies work together to help veterans? PTSD in the military What's out there to help veterans convert back to civilian life? Opening up the dialogue about veteran suicide How can civilians help veterans? Links Veterans Affairs: https://www.va.gov/ Veterans Outreach Center: https://veteransoutreachcenter.org/ Monroe County Veterans Service Agency: https://www.monroecounty.gov/vsa Subscribe to Beck's Kid's YouTube Account: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKpj0_F_zTScHPAoBwNwZQ Support VM: https://www.patreon.com/visibleman National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) or text “VM” to 741741 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Loss Survivors: https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someoneAFSP After an Attempt: https://afsp.org/after-an-attempt National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for family members and caregivers: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers NAMI: https://www.nami.org/home Join Us: https://discord.gg/YbQDWqUC Visible Man: https://www.visibleman.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPFY2_fDLiw0WLcxZErasg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visibleman.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisiblemanO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visibleman_org/ Catch up on past episodes here: https://visibleman.org/the-visible-man-podcast/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/visibleman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/visibleman/support
In this special episode of the Visible Man podcast, VM Admin and veteran Bob Jurgensen sits down with fellow vets Roderick Castle, a crisis intervention specialist with the Veterans Outreach Center, and Matthew Murray, a veterans service officer with the Monroe County Veterans Service Agency to discuss veteran mental health, what's being done about it, and what we can do to help. If you're a veteran in crisis or concerned about one, please call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 Notes What are we seeing and hearing from veterans regarding their mental health? How COVID affected veterans' mental health How can we help break the barriers and end the stigma regarding veterans' mental health? How do the various veterans' agencies work together to help veterans? PTSD in the military What's out there to help veterans convert back to civilian life? Opening up the dialogue about veteran suicide How can civilians help veterans? Links Veterans Affairs: https://www.va.gov/ Veterans Outreach Center: https://veteransoutreachcenter.org/ Monroe County Veterans Service Agency: https://www.monroecounty.gov/vsa Subscribe to Beck's Kid's YouTube Account: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKpj0_F_zTScHPAoBwNwZQ Support VM: https://www.patreon.com/visibleman National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) or text “VM” to 741741 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Loss Survivors: https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someoneAFSP After an Attempt: https://afsp.org/after-an-attempt National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for family members and caregivers: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers NAMI: https://www.nami.org/home Join Us: https://discord.gg/YbQDWqUC Visible Man: https://www.visibleman.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPFY2_fDLiw0WLcxZErasg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visibleman.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisiblemanO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visibleman_org/ Catch up on past episodes here: https://visibleman.org/the-visible-man-podcast/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/visibleman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/visibleman/support
As Veterans Day approaches, we are happy to be joined by the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center's Treasurer, Bill Blaisdell, and Outreach & Programs Manager, Barbara-Anne Foley. They join us to discuss the services they offer to Veterans on Cape Cod through expanding programs like their food pantry, housing services, counseling and case management services, and transportation services for Veterans and their families. Barbara and Bill express their openness in accepting and ease of qualifications in helping US Veterans from all over in any way they can through their services mentioned. They talk about the importance of supporting Veterans through their partnerships and services. They promote their Veterans Day program, sponsored jointly with the town of Barnstable, will be held on the second floor of the Barnstable Townhall at 10:30 AM on Veterans Day preceded at 9:30 by a memorial service on the green just outside of town hall. The general public is encouraged to attend both events. There is no fee to attend and refreshments will be available. Visit CapeVeterans.com or call (508) 778-1590 for more information.
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello speaks with Laura Stradley, Ex. Dir. of the Veterans Outreach Center.
Bonus sized ep this week as I welcome guest Roderick Castle, from the Veterans Outreach Center! We talk about the important work of caring for Veteran mental health and his journey through G.I. Joe! Learn more about them at VocRoc.Org It's also the ALL HERB TRIMPE issue, so that's another bonus! I don't know if Movies and a Meal ever discussed Trimpe, but if they did, it'd be worth listening to. Subscribe to their podcast!
Bob speaks with the Executive Director of the Veterans outreach Center Laura Stradley and Suzie Cool from the Rochester Americans.
In this short segment, we are joined by Bill Blaisdell, Treasurer, and Joe Taylor, Executive Director, of the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center. We discuss current and upcoming housing project opportunities, Veterans Town Hall meetings, and an upcoming movie.
We're joined by U.S. military veterans who discuss their views on U.S. counter-terrorism efforts and the war in Afghanistan. Our guests: Lyle Rubin , SIGINT marine officer who served in Afghanistan in 2010 Daniel Caster, CIA, retired Laura Stradley , executive director of the Veterans Outreach Center, and veteran of eight years in the U.S. Army
Episode 206 :Laura Stradley is an Army veteran who spent eight years on active duty, during which time she was stationed in Korea, Fort Benning, Fort Rucker and Germany. While in Germany, she was deployed to Bosnia in support of Operation Stabilization Force. Just before leaving the service, Laura earned her Master of Science in Business Administration from Baker College.Since leaving the military, Laura has worked with veterans in a number of capacities and since September 2017, she has been the Executive Director of the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester, New York. In 2015, Laura was inducted into the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame. At a time when only 26% of veterans receive services through the Veterans Administration, programs that meet the many physical and mental health needs of our veterans and their families are at a premium. Laura discussed the array of supportive and therapeutic services available through the Veterans Outreach Center. In doing so, Laura highlights her use of a number of foundational helping skills including engendering hope, listening deeply, listening to connect vs. quickly responding and viewing people as their own best resource. Laura is highly skilled at utilizing a Helping Conversation not only with the veterans that she works with, but in building a caring and compassionate organization.
On this Veterans Day, Chris welcomes Bill Blaisdell and Joe Taylor from the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center to share the great work that they do to help veterans. Anthony Encarnacion, a highly decorated combat veteran who served the US Army in Iraq, shares his personal story and how the Outreach Center “saved his life”. Chris and Cathi review the updated MA Covid-19 Order to help curb the virus spread.
Our Veterans luncheon has always been a special day at Rochester Rotary. This year, we heard from Jim Connors, Chief Operating Officer of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation and Sergeant Gary Beikirch, U.S. Army (ret.), Medal of Honor Recipient. We also have a special book presentation from Roberto Clemente School No. 8, the students of which interviewed our Rochester Rotary Veterans and wrote their stories.Jim Connors joined the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation team as Chief Operating Officer in November 2019 overseeing all design & construction aspects of the Museum in Arlington, TX and the Monument in Washington, DC as well as finance, legal, IT and administrative functions for the organization. Gary Beikirch is an ordained minister of the United Baptist Fellowship and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and SUNY-Brockport. Gary recently retired after a 33-year career as a middle school counselor in his hometown of Rochester, NY. Since leaving the military, he has worked in hospital, prison and youth ministry and as a team counselor with the Veterans Outreach Center.
Chris welcomes Bill Blaisdell & Gina Giambusso of the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center to the show to promote their event, Salute to Our Military Dinner show at the #Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee. Interested in tickets: call 508.778.1590 or go to www.capeveterans.com. Listen in to hear the highest paying companies in every state. The team closes the hour with tricks to estimate your retirement income needs. #CIVOC #veterans #retirement #expenses #financialplanning #assetallocation
The Quad Cities Veterans Outreach is a center focused on assisting and reaching out to serve those who have served us. The Veterans Outreach Center offers supportive services designed to meet the needs of veterans and their families. Through the generosity of individuals and our community, all of these programs and services are provided free of charge. Quad Cities Veterans Outreach Founder Lola VanDeWalle joined AM Quad Cities. Lola discusses developer Dan Dolan's efforts to purchase Lincoln Elementary School from the Davenport Community School District to convert it into veterans housing for nearly $300,000. However, it was sold to a non-profit group for $30,000.
Laura talks Flag Day and more with bob lonsberry.
Mark Siegrist talks with Steve Heiges, Peer Specialist in the Medical College of Wisconsin about Veterans Outreach Center.
In the second hour, Chris welcomes returning guests Bill Blaisdell & Regina Giambusso from The Veterans Outreach Center of the Cape & Islands. They share with our audience their meeting with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Fransisco Urena, statistics surrounding the high concentration of veterans on Cape Cod, and their initiatives to increase funding. www.capeveterans.com #Veterans #CIVOC #CapeCodMilitary
In the studio, Mike Burton co-hosts! Chris welcomes William Blaisdell-BOD & Treasurer and Regina "Gina" Giambusso-Executive Director of the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center. Bill & Gina give the audience an overview of how the organization was started to assist veterans with their transition back into the community. They provide continuous assistance for each Veteran including counseling, housing, & a full service food pantry. There are 26,000 Veterans on Cape Cod. Gina shares with the listeners the efforts in holistic therapy, including massage, hypnotherapy, chiropractic & reiki. Listen in-great show! To find out more call 508.778.1590 or www.capeveterans.com.
The US Coast Guard's important role in security, safety, search and humanitarian missions are discussed by retired Coastie Matthew McGee and host Jim Fausone. McGee also informs us about the Veterans Outreach Center of Rochester, NY.
Todd Baxter recently left his job as executive director of the Veterans Outreach Center, but now has a new plan!He says he is going to run for Monroe County Sheriff. We had him on the Kimberly and Beck show and this is what he said...