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ICYMI: $7.7M Set Aside For Pfc. Joseph Dwyer Peer-To-Peer Program

The funding will "ensure that all veterans have access to this life-saving program," NY Office of Mental Health says.

A veterans peer-to-peer program that is named after Pfc. Joseph Dwyer, who is memorialized in Rocky Point, is slated to receive $7.7 million from New York.
A veterans peer-to-peer program that is named after Pfc. Joseph Dwyer, who is memorialized in Rocky Point, is slated to receive $7.7 million from New York. (Peggy Spellman Hoey)

In a story from last week, the peer-to-peer program named in honor of Long Island native Pfc. Joseph Dwyer is set to expand with the help of $7.7 million in state funding.


Pfc. Joseph Dwyer Peer-To-Peer Program To Get $7.7M To Expand In NY

The funding will "ensure that all veterans have access this life-saving program, " NY Office of Mental Health says.

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