Veterans’ Voices with VTC
Veterans’ Voices with VTC
Podcast Description
This podcast features powerful, real-life stories from veterans overcoming crisis, homelessness, and personal challenges. Each episode highlights the vital resources, tools, and support systems that helped them heal, rebuild their lives, and reintegrate into their communities. Produced by the Veterans Transition Center of California (VTC), our mission is to empower veterans to move from crisis to self-sufficiency and inspire others along the way.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of personal transformation, resilience, and community reintegration, with episodes that delve into issues like homelessness and crisis recovery. For instance, the episode 'Changing the Narrative: The Thomas Lamphere Story' explores Thomas's journey from military service to personal struggles, while 'A Second Chance: Timothy's Journey' features a former resident reflecting on his experience with supportive case management at VTC, emphasizing the impact of compassionate assistance.
This podcast features powerful, real-life stories from veterans overcoming crisis, homelessness, and personal challenges. Each episode highlights the vital resources, tools, and support systems that helped them heal, rebuild their lives, and reintegrate into their communities. Produced by the Veterans Transition Center of California (VTC), our mission is to empower veterans to move from crisis to self-sufficiency and inspire others along the way.
In this episode, we sit down with two incredible members of the VTC team: Will Myers, our Shelter Supervisor who oversees intake for Veterans entering the GPD program, and Tara Gibson, our dedicated HR Manager who helped build our HR department from the ground up.
Will shares insight into what it’s like welcoming Veterans into our programs and helping them take that first step toward stability. Tara reflects on her journey from GPD Case Manager to becoming VTC’s first HR Manager, and how her passion for helping people continues to shape the policies and culture that support our staff today.
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