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Letter from the Directors
Holiday Greetings: At Outreach And Resource Services (OARS) for Women Veterans, when we think about our brothers and sisters serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, especially during this holiday season, we offer blessings: words for peace and prosperity, love, hope, and happiness; For the families of the fallen, we pray you stay strong in the face of utter devastation. We wish for you and your family, a very good health and welfare. We will continue to [...]
Self-Defense and Personal Safety
It is, once again, October. The touch of the autumn air is chilly and damp, a relief after this summer's heat. Leaves turn brilliant reds, yellows and orange, drift to earth, and decay into moist browns. Halloween, just one evening of ghosts and ghouls, spirits and specters, will be here in the wink of an eye. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Unlike the Halloween season, domestic violence is not limited to October, nor should we be aware only [...]
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Welcome to Our Community of Women Veterans
We are a small non-profit organization providing re-entry services for women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Our primary mission is to counsel, assist and guide women veterans to take advantage of opportunities for education and training and to effectively seek community and government resources to improve quality of life.
Latest OARS News
Letter from the Directors
Holiday Greetings: At Outreach And Resource Services (OARS) for Women Veterans, when we think about our brothers and sisters serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, especially during this holiday season, we offer blessings: words for peace and prosperity, [...]
Self-Defense and Personal Safety
It is, once again, October. The touch of the autumn air is chilly and damp, a relief after this summer's heat. Leaves turn brilliant reds, yellows and orange, drift to earth, and decay into moist browns. Halloween, just one evening of [...]
Harmony for Heroes: Veteran’s Wellness Fair & Community Celebration
Come join us at the Seattle VA Medical Center for the Veterans Wellness Fair & Community Celebration on Thursday, September 5, from 9:40am to 2:00pm. Hosted by VA Puget Sound Behavioral Health, celebrating awareness and bringing resources to our veterans. Come [...]
Self-Defense and Personal Safety
Hello Julia, Happy July! Fireworks and barbeque? Maybe. We live in unusual times, where we are confronted with competing visions of freedom and independence. Freedom and independence are two of our most cherished American values. Two of our most celebrated virtues. [...]
Origin of the 21-Gun Salute
The use of gun salutes for military occasions is traced to early warriors who demonstrated their peaceful intentions by placing their weapons in a position that rendered them ineffective. Apparently this custom was universal, with the specific act varying with time [...]
Memorial Day Events & Services Across the Country
Americans from across the country will gather at cemeteries and memorials to honor and remember the service members who gave the last full measure of devotion. Find more than 200 free Memorial Day observances and events across the country. READ [...]
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