EQUITY e-newsletter: November 2005

Honoring Disabled Veterans through Economic Empowerment

Disabled, but Not Forgotten: Programs to Assist Veterans with Disabilities Build Assets

Blake Ortner, Paralyzed Veterans of America, provides an overview of a variety of programs assisting disabled veterans buy homes, start businesses, obtain employment, and lead economically independent lives.

1ST Annual REACH Awards Dinner!

Kathy Martinez, World Institute on Disability Executive Director will serve as the keynote speaker for a special evening honoring the accomplishments of local heroes with disabilities. Become a sponsor today! Contact Angie Franklin at (316) 684-1500.

Paralyzed Veterans of America: Assisting Disabled Veterans and All People with Disabilities

Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is a veterans service organization supplying a multi-layered approach of advocacy, research, transition assistance and more- all designed to enhance the lives of disabled veterans.

Heart & Soul

A soul food restaurant in Iowa; a successful entrepreneur on dialysis; an African-American veteran denied access to a loan fund for minorities? Despite all the unlikely circumstances, Jeffrey made Soul City Café a beloved neighborhood institution.

Disabled Businesspersons Association Receives Veterans Business Resource Center (VBRC) Contract

As the newest VBRC, this organization is uniquely suited to helping veterans with disabilities start businesses of their own.

EQUITY Responds: Answers to common questions received from either the Asset Building Community or the Disability Community

Are there resources available to help disabled service members and veterans buy vehicles and adaptive equipment?