Service Before Self Episode 11
Dixon Center for Military & Veterans Services, Service Before Self, a podcast that tackles the evolving needs of veterans and their families, based on the belief hat veterans can succeed in the community where they live.
Listen to Veterans and their Families Succeeding in their Communities with Jim Beamesderfer, Vice President, Veterans Initiatives, Prudential. Jim and his team have immersed themselves in the challenges that service members and their families face when they transition and have developed and partnered with innovative programs that are making a difference in the lives of veterans and their families.

In this episode, your host, Retired Army Colonel Sam Whitehurst, Dixon Center Vice President of Programs & Services, and Jim, discuss a service delivery model that combines the reach, resources, and values of a company like Prudential and the ideas, influence, and actions of national nonprofits like Dixon Center with service providers at the community level to ensure that veterans and their families reach their full potential.
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