VA shares implementation plan and locations of PAWS Act pilot program
The Department of Veterans Affairs will publish a Federal Register Notice, Wednesday, March 30, on its plan for implementing the pilot program required by the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act.
VA continues implementation of new electronic health record system at second site in Washington State
The Department of Veterans Affairs launched its new electronic health record system, March 26, at Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington.
How much do California housing goals really mean?
California cities are deep in the process of planning for a lot of housing right now.
Every eight years, the state’s Housing and Community Development Department directs cities to develop plans to build the number of homes the state projects they’ll need to accommodate the growing population. This cycle, the department has asked them to identify spots for about 2.5 million new homes by 2030 – double their last goal.
Riverside County Leaders and Residents Give Thanks to Social Workers in March
Oscar Lozano, a single man in his thirties, had a dream of starting a family and didn’t know if it would be possible.
UCLA Mentors Partner with Noli Indian School Students
Noli Indian School students at the Soboba Reservation had an AISES at UCLA STEM day with virtual sessions in robotics and biology on March 9. The online sessions directed them through building a robot with materials that had been provided by the nonprofit, Every Kid Gets A Robot. EKGAR is a 3D printed robot designed by Daniella Boyer, an Indigenous youth robotics inventor from Michigan. EKGAR is an initiative of The STEAM Connection, a minority and youth-run technical educational organization that designs robots and sends them to kids free of charge.
