The University of Michigan (Tigers), Emory University in Atlanta (Braves), the Red Sox Foundation and the University of California-Los Angeles (Angels) each were awarded a $1 million grant through Welcome Back Veterans and the backing of respective local clubs, Major League Baseball Charities and the McCormick Foundation announced on Thursday.

All four grants are earmarked for university hospitals that are developing programs and creating Centers of Excellence to treat veterans and their family members who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

MLB Charities and the McCormick Foundation have awarded about $11 million to date for programs serving veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

We are proud to join with Major League Baseball in this effort to support healthcare and research to help veterans successfully return to life with their families and communities."

The Core Center programs are designed to improve access to mental health treatment and reintegration resources for veterans, and to provide support, education and programs to military families throughout the deployment cycle.

The program will continue to focus on the National Guard and Reserve and their families through the Buddy-to-Buddy and Strong Families program, and its Military Family Support Forum. The Military Family Support Forum is a monthly group offering support and education to all military family members throughout the deployment cycle.

Veterans are selected to participate in "Verlander's Victory for Veterans," a program that invites veterans who sustained injuries or illness during missions in Iraq or Afghanistan to attend a game started by Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander with their family in the personal luxury suite of Verlander. The Home Base Program offers confidential clinical care for New England-based veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with TBI and PTSD, while also providing counseling and support services for their families.

The grant will support expansion of the multidisciplinary team to treat more veterans and family members and sustain their care; help to establish a telemedicine regional program to reach veterans unable to travel to Boston for treatment and to enhance clinical care for patients currently seeking care in Boston; and allow the program to further test the viability of Home Base as a national model for replication.

The program will develop, test and disseminate innovative family and community interventions that decrease the negative effects of deployment for veterans and their families coping with PTSD. The program will build upon and expand its experience with family and couples-based PTSD intervention, trauma prevention and resilience services to develop a program adapted for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families.

The Angels will support the program through center visits by Angels player alumni and inviting veterans and their families to Angels games.

Welcome Back Veterans is an MLB Charities initiative, in partnership with the McCormick Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, designed to support returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families in helping them make a successful transition to civilian life. Welcome Back Veterans grants have gone to nonprofit agencies targeting veterans and their families' greatest needs, focusing on treatment and research of PTSD and TBI. All MLB clubs are wearing Stars & Stripes caps for the fourth consecutive year during this Independence Day weekend, as part of Major League Baseball's national fundraising and awareness initiatives for Welcome Back Veterans.

or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, the silhouetted batter logo, World Series, National League, American League, Division Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the names, nicknames, logos, uniform designs, color combinations, and slogans designating the Major League Baseball clubs and entities, and their respective mascots, events and exhibitions.

The organizations that will receive funding are the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, supported by the Detroit Tigers; Emory University in Atlanta, supported by the Atlanta Braves; the Red Sox Foundation in Boston, supported by the Boston Red Sox; and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), supported by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The program will continue to focus on the National Guard and Reserve and their families through their Buddy-to-Buddy and Strong Families program, and its Military Family Support Forum.

Emory University in Atlanta will be receiving a grant to establish their BraveHeart: Welcome Back Veterans Southeast Initiative, an outreach, screening, assessment and services initiative, which is supported by the Atlanta Braves, that provides services to returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and their families across the southeast region. The grant will support expansion of the multidisciplinary team to treat more veterans and family members and sustain their care; help to establish a telemedicine regional program to reach veterans unable to travel to Boston for treatment and to enhance clinical care for patients currently seeking care in Boston; and allow the program to further test the viability of Home Base as a national model for replication.

The program will build upon and expand its experience with family and couples-based PTSD intervention, trauma prevention and resilience services to develop a program adapted for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will support the program through center visits by Angels player alumni and inviting veterans and their families to Angels games.

Welcome Back Veterans is an MLB Charities initiative, in partnership with the McCormick Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, designed to support returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their family members in helping them make a successful transition to civilian life. or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, the silhouetted batter logo, World Series, National League, American League, Division Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the names, nicknames, logos, uniform designs, color combinations, and slogans designating the Major League Baseball clubs and entities, and their respective mascots, events and exhibitions.

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Foundation invests in coalition

The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, announced $213,600 in grants to local nonprofit organizations that serve the urgent needs of the most vulnerable individuals and families in the county.

The Leadership Task Force was the recipient of the single greatest investment by the Foundation since it began making grants to Lake County nonprofits in 2004.

Organizations participating in the Leadership Task Force include:Arden Shore Child and Family Services, A Safe Place, CareerPlace, Boys and Girls Club of Lake County, Catholic Charities, CREW, HACES, HealthReach Incorporated, I-Plus, Lake County Health Department, Lake County, Planning and Development, LOVE Inc., Mano a Mano, Most Blessed Trinity, NICASA, PADS Crisis Services, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Waukegan Public Library, Youth Conservation Corps, and YouthBuild Lake County.

Devedjian earns designation

Renee Devedjian, sales associate with the CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler Libertyville office, has recently added Short Sales and Foreclosures Resource (SFR) to her professional offerings.

Devedjian successfully completed the SFR Designation, a critical asset in today's marketplace because aiding sellers to maneuver short sales and buyers to purchase foreclosed properties is frequently part of business. .

Leu follows her passion

Emily Leu, a Libertyville native, is now appearing on WE tv's newest bridal program, Amsale Girls!

The show follows couture bridal designer Amsale Aberra. Saint Michael's located in Burlington, Vermont, one of American's top 10 college towns, was founded on the belief that serving others is part of its Catholic tradition and through the award seeks to honor those who demonstrate the true spirit of volunteerism.

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Ali Saleh has served as the Coldwell Banker Community Foundations Event Committee Chairman for two consecutive years and has been with Coldwell Banker Rancho Bernardo since 1999.

First-time homebuyers and VA borrowers can look to Saleh for expert guidance in navigating the challenges set forth by the current market.

When advising buyers and sellers, Saleh stresses the extreme importance of carefully selecting a real estate professional, especially in todays challenging market.

Make sure your agent is in good standing with the Department of Real Estate, California Association of Realtors and a current member of the San Diego Board of Realtors, Saleh advises.

Make sure your agent of choice is associated with a reputable brokerage firm, and well-educated in current real estate policies, procedures and regulations, said Saleh. Trust your instincts; if you feel a good connection to a specific agent and have done your homework, you should be in good hands..

As Community Foundations Event Committee Chairman in 2010 and 2011, Saleh led the organization in the most successful fundraiser for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage to date at the Rancho Bernardo Inn on June 20.

The foundation, which was created to carry out the retailers commitment of giving back to the communities in which it operates, has awarded nearly $1 million in grants, a portion of which was allocated to charities combating hunger.

The Harry Chapin Food Bank, whose mission is to overcome hunger throughout Southwest Florida, was awarded the grant to support its successful Retail Store Donation Program in which nutritious food is retrieved from 143 retail donor sites; it is then provided to the 170 local partner nonprofit organizations. The grant serves as an example of a corporation choosing to support the community and assist those in need.

The Harry Chapin Food Bank solicits, collects and stores quality food for distribution to families in need through a network of more than 170 local nonprofit agencies in Lee, Collier, Hendry, Charlotte and Glades counties, who provide food to more than 30,000 people monthly.

Grants will be provided to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerces Los Angeles Youth at Work initiative, THINK Together, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, the Special Needs Network, Summer Night Lights and the Weingart- East LA YMCA.

At a time when many summer programs are being cut due to shrinking budgets, Walmart and the Walmart Foundations summer giving grants will assist in three key areas:

To find additional information on the summer programs that Walmart is supporting and learn more about how Walmart is bringing its commitment to hunger relief to life this summer, visit http://www.walmart.com/fighting hunger/.

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