Honor America’s Veterans presents John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 with $1000 grant for Veterans Suicide Awareness Community Program.
(In the attached Photo: Honor America’s Veterans Committee president John Crofton and Committee members, Present the Grant Award to Commander John Hacker of AL Post #68.)
The John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 Leland received a $1000 grant from Committee to Honor American Veterans. The program was designed by the American Legion post #68 to help with social media podcast with service providers. The PowerPoint based program is being presented to many local organizations that wish to know more about Veteran Suicide and how to help and to understand the power of the “988 Press One” Assistance Line.
The PowerPoint program was shown to the committee before the grant was approved. John Crofton, President of the Committee presented the check to Post Commander John hacker. This grant will help to get the “988 press One” information put to more people. More Veterans are embracing social media and podcasts for information gathering. At the same time service providers also embrace this technology. Commander Hacker stated, “It is hoped that a program like this can get information faster to Veterans and help the Service Providers spread the word faster about what they do using this powerful tool of technology”. All funding for this program comes from Grants Only.
In addition to the Suicide awareness program The John E. Jacobs American Legion Post #68 Leland performs many other veteran and community support programs.