Project Report
| Sep 19, 2018
Older Veterans In Need of Help
By Lois Healy | CEO
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One of the Veterans we served is now struggling with Dementia. She can't remember if she has paid her bills, Her water and electric are consistently being shut off. We have been paying her bills monthly because one Saturday on one of my monthly phone calls to her I discovered her phone had been disconnected so I drove to her home. She was sitting in the dark with no electric, no running water and no food. Because her electric and water were off and it was a Saturday there was no way to get the utilities turned back on over the weekend. Understanding she had been without food for days, I went to the local grocery store and bought her a cooler, some food and a case of bottled water and some sweet tea and a lantern so she would have light.
I checked on her until Monday and then had her utilities reconnected. I contacted her nephew and we are working to help get her placed in a long term recovery facility. Because of the donations we receive for this fund we are able to help her and other struggling Veterans with every day needs. Thank you so much for your help!
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Jun 22, 2018
A Helping Hand
By Lois Healy | Project Leader
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Homeless Veteran Gets Housed
The Veteran pictured came to us for much needed assistance. The Veteran has cancer and was living in his car with his significant other, his main caregiver, they had been living in the car for over a year and were out of options. The Veteran had heard about the work we do and was referred to us to for help. After review of his situation were were able to get him housed, give him gas and food money (they had not eaten in over 3 days) and connect him with other much needed services. After reviewing his Veteran profile we were able to get him a benefit called Aides and Attendance, a veteran benfit that is only available for certain Veterans that have served during war time, this benefit gave him an additional $500 per month so he could now afford his new apartment and not worry about being out on the street, he did not even know he was eligible for. Another great success story and we would not have been able to make happen without your help! Thank you so much for your much needed donations, they do make a difference!
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Mar 27, 2018
Another Happy Ending
By Lois Healy | CEO
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Finally Housed
PTSD affects everyone, but Veterans that have been involved in a conflict and have seen the horrors of WAR have more than a difficult time returning to civilian life. The Veteran pictured was in Bosnia in 1994 when the bombings happened and witnessed the Ethnic Cleansing first hand. For years she tried to cope and went from job to job and place to place when she was released from the Military and the nightmares and the flashbacks continued and eventually destroyed her marriage.
She became homeless 2 years ago and was living in her car, because she is unable to work and her income is very limited as the VA only has her at 50% disability (PTSD is one of the hardest invisible disabilities to diagnose and treat) she did not make enough money to sustain an apartment, buy food and keep her car on the road. Because of the Veterans Assistance fund when we got the call for help we were able to place her in housing at a very discounted price which includes all utilities in a safe neighborhood, so she is able to breathe freely and hopefully start her recovery. Recovery requires having the ability to feel safe and not worry about the everyday issues that had her in a panic daily, such as a roof over her head, food and how to pay her car insurance, with finding a safe place to live, due to the Veterans Assistance Fund, we wish her peace and recovery. Thank you for your continued support, your donations do make a difference!
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