Make plans to travel the world at the City of Irvine’s annual Global Village Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2015, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. at Bill Barber Park. This multicultural event features international cuisine, live entertainment, a kid’s village with crafts and activities, cultural and religious exhibits and an international marketplace. Festival admission and parking is free.
For more info: http://legacy.cityofirvine.org/globalvillage
Tender Touch Ministries is pleased to announce a partnership with Working Wardrobes, an Orange County-based non-profit organization that empowers men, women, veterans and young adults in overcoming difficult challenges to confidently enter the workforce and achieve self-sufficiency. They provide career assessments, skills training, career development services, job placement assistance and professional wardrobes in an environment of dignity and respect.
Working Wardrobes has been serving the community since 1990.
Tender Touch Ministries will act as a facilitator by incorporating many of Working Wardrobes’ services into their homeless advocacy framework.
For over 30 years, Tangible Investments has been the premier gallery for collectors seeking the very best in jewelry, precious metals, rare coins, fine art, antiques and more.
As a market-leading numismatic dealer and auctioneer, Tangible Investments purchase and sell highly desirable items for very competitive prices.
What Tangible Investments does for Tender Touch Ministries: We evaluate the item as to authenticity, age, value and marketability depending on the item, either a cash offer is made or we market the item via the best venue of the particular piece. We make payment to Tender Touch Ministries and Tender Touch Ministries issues an IRS receipt.
For more about Tangible Investments, visit www.gocoins.com
Last Thursday, May 21st, Tender Touch Ministries and Budget Mobile brought smiles to the faces of homeless veterans when they received a FREE mobile phone, and FREE service at the “Pier BBQ” Event, hosted by the VA in Long Beach, CA. See images below. Tender Touch Ministries plans on another event in the near future.
Tender Touch Ministries is partnering with Budget Mobile to provide phones to veterans in need this Thursday, May 21st at the Veterans Affairs (VA) in Long Beach, CA.
What: Veterans in need may visit the Pier Center at the V.A. to sign-up for free mobile device and plan.
When: The event takes place between 11:30am and 2pm on May 21st.
Where: Pier Center, Room # 136 at the V.A., adjacent to baseball field.
5901 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA 90822
IMPORTANT: Veterans should have the a valid state ID on hand to qualify for free mobile device and plan.
Tender Touch Ministries would like to thank our latest partner, RAMNIC, who has donated premiere hosting and other IT services to our organization.
RAMNIC, an Orange County-based firm provides virtual, flexible IT/network packages, telephony installation, application development and other related services to small and medium-sized businesses. RAMNIC has unique, robust experience dealing with security and complex network issues. They also specialize in premium Word Press hosting.
Please help those who help us by contacting RAMNIC for your IT/networking/hosting needs.
Phone 714-333-2917 or visit their website at www.ramnic.com
Tender Touch Ministries is please to announce partnership with OneOC. OneOC will provide volunteering, training, consulting, and business services to help expand our impact. The core of OneOC’s mission is to “help Orange County’s nonprofits become as effective and efficient as they are passionate about their missions.”
Meanwhile, Tender Touch Ministries is working to finalize a partnership with Budget Mobile to provide the needy, including veterans who are struggling, with free mobile phones, calling and texting services.
Links:
http://www.oneoc.org
http://www.budgetmobile.com
Tender Touch Ministries is pleased to announce the openARMs Program to assist Orange County Armed Services Veterans in need. This initiative will provide immediate assistance to veterans who are homeless and struggling, as well as help them locate short and long-term care that’s available from a wide network of providers. Connecting veterans to disability services, including counseling for post traumatic stress disorder, as well as resources for jobs and education are all included in the openARMs Program.
The official tagline of the program is “Embracing Our Honored Heroes In Need.” This specifically speaks to the tragic reality that many veterans come home from war post 9/11 with nowhere to go. Tender Touch Ministries is reaching out to these veterans directly in the streets, providing “Welcome Home” Packages with necessities as well as further assistance in contacting available resources.
For more on the openARMs Program and how you can get involved, click here.
Last week, the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) issued a compelling report demonstrating military veterans coming home to Orange County have powerful obstacles when adjusting to civilian life. In the worst cases, returning veterans faced great challenges in securing adequate employment, finding stable housing and meeting physical and mental health needs. OCCF unveiled the report to 250 donors and business and community leaders, preceded by an address from Admiral Mike Mullen, 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 28th Chief of Naval Operations.
Sixty-one percent of post-9/11 veterans report adjustment challenges; compared to 30 percent of pre-9/11 veterans.
View the full report here: oc-cf.org/veterans
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Tender Touch Ministries currently offers Veterans assistance through the openARMs Program.
Please visit this link for how you can assist.
The Fe
bruary 2015 Issue of National Geographic features a cover story, “The Invisible War on the Brain,” on soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan with incredible challenges, not the least of which is the mysterious and devastating effects of traumatic brain injuries from the force of nearby blasts.
While the evidence for brain injury is very real, veterans are often challenged in their ability to describe the psychological effects, which include confusion, anger and depression, but in ways that defy words. In an effort to promote healing and communication, some soldiers have tried a program that encourages them to paint masks where words cannot articulate the pain.
The article, written by Caroline Alexander, goes on to explain the main problem with diagnosing and treating the blast force injuries, “Despite the prevalence of the condition, the most fundamental questions about it remain unanswered. Not only is there no secure means of diagnosis, but there are also no known ways to prevent it and no cure. Above all, there is no consensus within the medical community about the nature of blast-induced injury or by what mechanism blast force damages the brain.”
Meanwhile, Tender Touch Ministries is currently assisting Orange County, CA veterans of all ages with transitioning back into civilian life, including connecting them to resources to help with medical and psychological needs via the openARMs Program.
Links:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/
https://www.tendertouchministries.org/openarms-program/
Citations:
Alexander, C. (2015, February 1). The Invisible War on the Brain. National Geographic, 35.