Grass-roots effort tries to fill needs while veterans wait

Help returning war vets
Grass-roots effort tries to fill financial and counseling gaps
Updated: April 01, 2010, 11:23 pm
Published: April 02, 2010, 6:51 am

For many veterans returning from both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and for their families, there are continuing issues that governmental entities may not be fully equipped to handle. Western New York veterans want to bridge that gap, and they deserve community support.

WNY Heroes, a grass-roots effort by the veterans and their supporters, is designed to help fill the financial and emotional gaps facing returning service members and their families, who face delays in getting medical treatment and financial hurdles worsened by deployments overseas. Through "A Salute to Service: Our Community Cares," a fundraising effort under the auspices of the Mental Health Association of Erie County, the group hopes to raise more than $535,000 over 60 days.
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Help returning war vets