U.S.VETS – Prescott has a new van! We are excited to have a new passenger van that will accommodate all of our veterans transportation needs including wheelchair accessibility! We are extremely grateful to Arizona Public Service (APS), Dan & Hillary Peterson, Pat Kuykendall, Findlay Auto Group. Thank you for your dedication and continuous support…
This article was originally published by Building Design + Construction. Veterans Village of Carson is an affordable housing development offering 51 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units as well as onsite case management and supportive services to U.S. military veterans and their families. Located adjacent to the 110 freeway in Carson, a low-rise urban…
Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Ted Lieu (both D-Calif.) today introduced the West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act, a bill that would allow the West Los Angeles VA Campus to use proceeds from property leasing to build additional housing for homeless veterans. Under current Department of Veterans Affairs regulations, the West LA VA…
Los Angeles, CA – In a joint donation with the UTA Foundation, Upside Health Inc. donates 480,000 face masks to U.S.VETS in support of homeless veterans and their families across the country. The donation marks 740,000 masks donated by Upside Health Inc. during COVID-19, reaching their goals to donate half a million masks by the…
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 21, 2021) U.S.VETS — the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-risk veterans — is pleased to announce that it is among the 26 organizations selected to receive a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF). This contribution is part of the foundation’s second wave…
Please note that this story originally ran in 2012. On Tuesday, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden visited the Las Vegas branch of the non-profit United States Veterans Initiative (U.S. Vets). With a mission to help homeless and at-risk veterans find jobs, U.S. Vets provides comprehensive support that includes housing, counseling, and career…
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) expanded partnerships to include 12 new and existing veteran and military service organizations to help meet the needs of our nation’s wounded, ill, and injured veterans and their families. WWP provided the mission delivery partners more than $2.3 million in grants to expand the impact of WWP’s existing efforts and to fill gaps in…
Hawai’i remains one of the most expensive states to live in, and when medical complications put financial hardship on Astrilita and Fermin, the couple were forced out of their home and to the streets. Their housing situation made it impossible for Astrilita to schedule a much needed leg surgery and these challenges were made increasingly…
This article was posted by WGN Radio on November 11, 2020. Stephen Peck, president and CEO of U.S.VETS, joins Steve Bertrand on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss his mission to end homelessness among veterans. The 74-year-old Marine combat veteran, who served in Vietnam, presents startling data about the number of American veterans struggling to adjust to civilian life…
This article was posted by KCRW on November 11, 2020. On San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood, there’s a homeless encampment that’s hard to miss. While it’s not unusual to see makeshift shelters on the streets of just about every neighborhood in Los Angeles, this particular encampment is striking in its uniformity. More than two dozen…