3.06.2007 - 11:04pm ET

(CSRwire) RADCLIFF, KY - March 6, 2007 - USA Cares Executive Director Hugh Dukes announced today that the first USA Cares Regional Representative position has been created serving the ten states in the northeast region of the United States.

Dukes said, "Positioning a representative at the local level expands USA Cares’ outreach and helps the organization develop additional resources. This is a huge step for the organization as we enter our fourth year of operations and work to become the first call for military families."

The northeast region includes Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Dukes selected Amy Jayne McCabe, who resides in Massachusetts and is a long time USA Cares Volunteer to serve as the regional representative. No stranger to military life, Amy Jayne has traveled the nation and the globe as an Army wife, an entertainer to the troops, and as a USA Cares spokesperson.

"Joining this amazing organization as a full time staff member is a real honor. There isn’t anything I’d rather be doing than supporting our great Nation’s Military and their families" McCabe remarked.

McCabe has already made significant progress in introducing USA Cares to National Guard and Reserve family readiness groups and their leaders. To date, USA Cares has responded to 271 military families in the region with more than $200,000 of support.

McCabe attended a conference in Buffalo, NY in February, another in Indianapolis, IN. in March, and will travel to Gettysburg, PA. in April to participate in a National Guard Family Program Workshops. You can write to McCabe at ajmccabe@usacares.us or call 1-800-773-0387 for more information. As always, applications for assistance are accepted 24 hours a day at www.usacares.us.

About USA Cares

USA Cares, a worldwide charitable organization, serves to provide military families of all branches and services with financial support, while offering direction and advice along with a caring attitude. Learn more about USA Cares by visiting www.usacares.us.

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