Easterseals South Florida offers respite care program for veterans

Easterseals of South Florida provides respite care to disabled/ill veterans and the family members that are taking care of them. By providing care for a few hours a week, Easterseals is able to give veterans continued support they need.

New Food Pantry for Veterans in Passaic County, NJ

A new food pantry has opened for Veterans in need in Passaic County, NJ. Located in Paterson, the food pantry will be open on Sundays for Veterans and their families to utilize. One veteran says it is exactly what this city and the veterans need.

Malaria Medicine Side Effects Mimic PTSD

U.S. soldiers experience PTSD like symptoms and side effects from Malaria drug

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Helping A Homeless Veteran...

We were recently contacted by someone interested in writing an article about what we do at Backpacks For Life. The woman asked some great questions and we thought, this would be a great thing to share with our followers to continue spreading awareness and familiarizing people with the work that we do.

Float Therapy For Vets: A BFL Case Study

We at Backpacks For Life are constantly working hard & searching for new and innovative ways for veterans to get the help they need, instead of turning to medication and surgery. Recently we discovered the benefits of float therapy...

Google x Backpacks For Life Packing Event

Backpacks For Life went to Google HQ in NYC to have a packing event catered to our female veterans...

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LinkedIn For Good: Veteran Programs & Services

We recently discovered a wide range of resources for veterans from the site that does jobs & networking best...LinkedIn.

Tom Colicchio Fighting to End Hunger in Veteran Community

You may know him as a judge on the hit TV show Top Chef, but Tom Colicchio is doing other great work behind the scenes involving food and veterans.

Backpacks For Life Fall Update

We had a successful Fall season handing out hundreds of backpacks to veterans in need...

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Project Horses For Forces

Backpacks For Life was honored to attend the kick off event of a new nonprofit, Project Horses For Forces, which provides equine therapy to veterans with PTSD and other issues.

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BFL Packing Event Recap by Jack Kemp

Read about what goes on inside a day of packing backpacks with the BFL team

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Backpacks For Life x AJ Perri – new HVAC system for a veteran

Last week we were able to assist in a unique donation to a veteran…We received an email from AJ Perri – Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing who was searching for a veteran in need of a new HVAC system that they were generously looking to donate.

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