By Cheryl Jones | Founder/CEO
Veteran's become homeless due to the lack of reintigration training. Without this transitional training, our Veteran's are thrust into society to fend for themselves. Many do not have a place to go or family to help them. They're on their own. So, they are doing the best they can under the circumstances.
I found a homeless camp where there were 13 Veteran's. It was next to a creek that was about 15 feet wide. Even though there was piles of bags with their clothing in them and their personal belongs piled around their tents, the camp seemed to have order. The trash that couldn't be burned was placed in a hole that had been dug outside of the camp. There was a homemade port-a-john down a small trail back behind all the tents. There was a big tarp hung up around 4 nicely spaced trees, where several camping shower bags hung. Some people were washing their clothes in the creek and hanging them to dry on the ropes they had tied to 2 trees next to their tents. There was a larger stack of firewood near the fire pit. Two oven racks laid across the rocks on each side of the fire pit. A pan of steaming hot water sat on top of the rack. I asked the lady washing her clothes if any Veteran's lived there. Unbeknownst to me, she was a Navy Veteran and 12 other Vet's live there too.
It was 9 am and many of them had gone to town to gather cans for the recycle money. They would frequent construction sites and ask for the scrap copper wiring, which they can recycle for the cash. And beg for money. They applied for jobs but haven't been hired by anyone yet. They all seemed to be optimisic. There was 38 people in this camp and they all worked together, pooled their money, and cooked together like one big family.
I returned to the camp that evening with Survival Packs for the Veteran's. They said "We will be able to feed the whole camp for 2 months. This makes life so much better. Now we can concentrate on getting jobs. This is the kind of help we have been hoping for! Thank You for this Awesome Gift!"
Our Survival Packs are helping Veteran's on the streets.
It's your donations that make this happen and we Thank You!
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