Monthly Archives: August 2015

A Passion for Advocacy

Where are you located? Goodyear, Arizona Where did your veteran receive the majority of their medical treatment? My husband receives his care from Surprise VA clinic along with the Phoenix Carl T. Hayden VA facility. Which branch of service is your family affiliated with? My husband is a Purple Heart recipient and served in the Marine Corps for almost 10 years. Please share how you came to be a caregiver. I was a CVICU nurse that cared for critically ill patients for 6 years. I knew my husband while I was in nursing school and kept in touch with him
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The William H. Donner Foundation Grant

With a generous grant from the William H. Donner Foundation, we improved the quality of life for 7 veterans, 7 caregivers and 15 children – for a total of 29 lives impacted. Our Family Support Coordinators resolved 28 challenges ranging from home repair and furnishings to activities for children. FSCs met these needs by providing advocacy, purchasing a good or service, and/or leveraging a needed good or service from a collaborating organization, for a total estimated value of over $30,000. Thanks to the William H. Donner Foundation, the Quality of Life Foundation has provided families with: • Auto Repair •
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