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Category: Buddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

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How to Support Military Veterans Every Day

Posted onNovember 19, 2019February 23, 2020Authorawealty

Frequent moves, long separations, and the sense that civilians don’t understand all contribute to the stress of those who serve their country. Learn about ways to support veterans, as well … Learn More

CategoriesAfter Her Service, Buddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program, HomeFront Strong, M-SPAN News, Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE), Strong Military Families

Buddy-to-Buddy Featured on Big Country 102.9

Posted onSeptember 12, 2019September 24, 2019Authorawealty

Northern Michigan radio host Susan Melton of Big Country 102.9 interviewed Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan about the program and how it serves Michigan’s service members and veterans. (From Big … Learn More

CategoriesBuddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

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M-SPAN Newsletter

Posted onSeptember 4, 2019Authorawealty

Ten years ago, Military Support Programs and Networks (M-SPAN) was formed when the University of Michigan Depression Center committed to work with the VA and National Guard to help address … Learn More

CategoriesAfter Her Service, Buddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program, HomeFront Strong, M-SPAN News, Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE), Strong Military Families

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Buddy-to-Buddy serves as Grand Marshal for Ann Arbor Fourth of July Parade

Posted onJuly 5, 2019Authorawealty

Buddy-to-Buddy served as the grand marshal for the annual Ann Arbor Jaycees Fourth of July Parade. Volunteers and staff marched in the parade that weaved its way around downtown Ann Arbor. … Learn More

CategoriesBuddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

Photo of Fred Honerkamp standing beside Adam Morton as he sits on his new recumbent bike

Stories from the Field: Fred Honerkamp Helps a Veteran Get a Recumbent Bike

Posted onJuly 5, 2019July 5, 2019Authorawealty

Thanks to Buddy-to-Buddy volunteer Fred Honerkamp, a disabled veteran can now exercise easily and spend more time with his young daughter. Fred and Adam Morton forged a friendship and mutual … Learn More

CategoriesBuddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

Photo of Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan in the Lucy Ann Lance Show studio

Buddy-to-Buddy On Lucy Ann Lance Show

Posted onJune 11, 2019July 11, 2019Authorawealty

Ann Arbor radio favorite Lucy Ann Lance recently interviewed Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan on her popular daytime radio show. (From the Lucy Ann Lance Show website) Hear the Interview

CategoriesBuddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

Still photo of Rep. Joe Tate proclaiming June Buddy-to-Buddy Month in the Michigan House of Representatives

Rep. Tate Proclaims June Buddy-to-Buddy Month

Posted onJune 6, 2019June 11, 2019Authorawealty

Representative Joe Tate made a proclamation in the Michigan House of Representatives declaring June “Buddy-to-Buddy Month.” The M-SPAN and Buddy-to-Buddy team thanks Rep. Tate for his great support of the … Learn More

CategoriesBuddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

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Innovative Veteran Outreach Breaks through Mental Health Stigma

Posted onMay 14, 2019May 15, 2019Authorawealty

“When you’ve had some deeply profound experiences as a soldier, you don’t realize it’s changed your software a little bit inside.” —Buddy-to-Buddy Program volunteer Dick Overton Dick Overton and his … Learn More

CategoriesBuddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

Photo of Krystle DuPree and her son Tytus pose for a portrait at their home on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Pittsfield Township. DuPree she is looking for a more affordable place to live. (Ben Allan Smith | MLive.com)

Ann Arbor area’s cost of living jeopardizes veteran’s efforts to escape poverty

Posted onApril 18, 2019April 22, 2019Authorawealty

Our Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan was quoted in an article about Washtenaw County veterans struggling to find affordable housing: “We have this abundance of resources available in Washtenaw County, but … Learn More

CategoriesBuddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

Photo of about 40 Buddy-to-Buddy Program volunteers posed as a group. Photo taken at annual Volunteer Recognition Event on April 13, 2019 in Clare, Michigan.

Annual Buddy-to-Buddy Program Volunteer Recognition Event held in Clare, MI on April 13

Posted onApril 15, 2019April 24, 2019Authorawealty

M-SPAN hosted the annual Buddy-to-Buddy Program Volunteer Recognition Event on April 13, 2019 at the Doherty Hotel in Clare, MI. Program volunteers from around the state were recognized and celebrated … Learn More

CategoriesBuddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program

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