This morning at George Washington University in Washington DC, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden will contribute opening remarks to the official introduction of Service Nation volunteer partnerships. Service Nation is an organization devoted to increasing volunteer efforts among civilians, non profits and other entities in communities across the United States. Here’s the link to the media alert about today’s event.
Amidst other ceremonies designed to honor our nations hero veterans, the launch of today’s program is meant to stimulate additional participation from individuals and organizations from all sectors to volunteer within their communities. Among the organizations included in today’s presentation are two devoting specific attention to postpartum mood disorders; Postpartum Support International, the worlds largest organization devoted to the eradication of perinatal mood disorders, and Give an Hour, a non profit established by Dr. Barbara Van Dalen to encourage mental health practitioners to donate a weekly hour of professional service to military families. Both are volunteer organizations…
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