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It was payday Wednesday afternoon for the Humane Society of Bay County after a local organization raised a nice chunk of change for a good cause.

The Meghan Burkhart Smith Foundation along with several local businesses including Pelican Real Estate on 23rd Street, held a community-wide charity yard sale on May 2nd and managed to raise close to $3500.  Full Story…

Vice President Joe Biden recently announced the Defense Department’s plan to expand its housing assistance program with $555 million devoted to service members forced to sell their homes at a loss due to the country’s struggling housing market.

“We are in the middle of a credit and housing crises, and we recognize that military families cannot generally choose when to move,” the vice president said, “so we’ve used the Recovery Act to dramatically expand what was once a fairly small program, assisting families forced to relocate due to base closures or normal assignment rotations.”

All active and former members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, as well as DoD civilians who have sold a home since 2006 may visit the Homeowners Assistance Program Website to learn specific program criteria and eligibility.

Read full article from Military.com