BCMT Serving Veterans
Massage Therapy for Veterans
BCMT has proudly served veterans during its 34-year history through its service learning and financial aid programs. Most recently, our students are working with a group of Iraq veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at the Boulder Veterans Counseling Center. Our goals are to introduce safe touch and moments of relaxation that the veterans are not able to achieve otherwise. It has been a great partnership thus far.
BCMT is also approved to train veterans and their qualified dependents that are eligible for Veterans Administration Educational Benefits. We work with all VA benefit programs including the newly reformed GI Bill: Post-9/11. The Post 9/11 GI Bill, which became effective for training on or after August 1, 2009, provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service on or after September 11, 2001. The amount of support that individuals may qualify for depends on where they live and what type of education they are pursuing.
For more information on all available VA benefit programs including the new GI Bill, please visit VA websites: http://www.gibill.va.gov or http://www.newgibill.org.
BCMT plans for 2010 include expanding our service to veterans, and we are currently raising funds to do so. We hope that you’ll consider supporting our efforsts by donating to Massage for Peace, our local and global outreach program.
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