Listening Circles Announced for Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

 Daemen College Center for Veterans and Veteran Family Services
Office Offering Listening Circles for Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans, and
Military Families Working with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Issues

August 30, 2010

All Listening Circle
Inquiries:      Patrick W. Welch, Ph.D., Sgt. USMC (ret)
                    Director, Center for Veterans and
                    Veteran Family Services Office
                    (716) 566-7855
                    pwelch@daemen.edu
 
Media:         Mike Andrei
Contact:       Director-College Relations
                   (716) 839-8472
                   mandrei@daemen.edu
 
           In a continuing effort to respond to the needs of Western New York military families, the Daemen College Center for Veterans and Veteran Family Services Office is pleased to announce a second season of Listening Circles for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families.  Veterans for America has found that front line troops having served multiple combat tours often struggle with serious issues including emotional difficulties, PTSD, and alcoholism multiple challenges that impact them and their families.  
 
           The goal of the Listening Circle is to develop a safe space for veterans and cultivate understanding, to help participants and their families develop and enhance relationships and rebuild trust person to person and to the community, said Patrick W. Welch, Ph.D., Sgt. USMC (ret), Director, Center for Veterans and Veteran Family Services Office.
 
           Many of the comments from veterans who have attended an earlier event at Daemen geared toward veterans, Listening to the Unheard: Identifying the Needs of Returning Veterans and their Families, indicated we needed to have more resources in the Western New York community that address the issues and unique challenges faced by military families. The Center for Veterans and Veteran Family Services Office at Daemen College has been established to assist in meeting their needs.
 
           Listening Circles will take place on the following days and are open to the public: 

Wednesday, September 08, 2010
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Listening Circle (Confirmed) Oddy
Reserved: 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Listening Circle (Confirmed) AL
Reserved: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Reception for 12

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Listening Circle (Confirmed) AL
Reserved: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Reception for 12

Wednesday, December 08, 2010
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Listening Circle (Confirmed) AL
Reserved: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Reception for 12

           Listening Circles are held in Wick Center on the Daemen campus.
 
*For more information on attending the Listening Circles, please contact Patrick W. Welch, Ph.D., Sgt. USMC (ret), Director, Center for Veterans and Veteran Family Services Office, (716) 566-7855, pwelch@daemen.edu.