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Julie Desmond, Air National Guard Veteran, reconnects with Brighton Marine 40 years later. Read how she learned about the resources at Brighton Marine that helped her and her family.

Brighton Marine's former President and CEO teamed up with Bruce Buckley, CEO and President of Soldier On, to pen an op-ed piece for The Berkshire Eagle shedding light on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Massachusetts Veterans community.

Brighton Marine is incredibly grateful for the continued support from its community partners in the Greater Boston area. Recently, Darlene McDonald of the Newton Elks donated clothes to the residents of our Veterans Housing at Brighton Marine.

Brighton Marine recently partnered with Soldier On and Fresh Start Furniture Bank to provide a Veteran and single mother with furniture for her apartment. Ashley, a Navy Veteran, and her young son received enough furniture to fill their apartment in Brookline.

Brighton Marine is extremely grateful to Kelly McGrath and the Brighton Elks for their continued generosity toward our Veterans network. For years, the Brighton Elks have supported Brighton Marine and forged a close partnership with both the Veterans and our staff.

Brighton Marine and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), an independent and bipartisan research institution in Washington D.C. today announced the results of a statewide needs assessment for Veterans in Massachusetts.

On September 15, Brighton Marine opened Veterans Housing at Brighton Marine, an affordable housing facility featuring 25 apartments specifically for vulnerable Boston-area Veterans.

Earlier this month, Brighton Marine and the Medic Now Foundation (MNF), an organization helping Veterans with out-of-pocket costs of health care, hosted an event on Brighton Marine’s campus honoring two Veterans for their service, SPC William Finn and PFC Stuart Franklin.

Congratulations to Beth Mitchell, who was inducted as the president of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA) at the ACMA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting on September 11, 2020!

This month we announced the official opening of our new facility, Veterans Housing at Brighton Marine, which provides 25 units of affordable housing to vulnerable Boston area Veterans.

In this episode of Voices of Brighton Marine, Dr. Piryatinsky discusses the benefits of the Brighton Marine Residences, the accessibility of services, and her various approaches in treating her clients through individualized therapy and group sessions.

James “Jim” Baer, Case Manager at Soldier On, has been with Soldier On since 2010 as a case manager in the Per Diem program, and also as the Building Resident Liaison in Soldier On’s permanent housing facility in Chicopee.