U.S.VETS invites you to Make Camo Your Cause to #HONORUSVETS. “Veterans” and “Homelessness” should never be in the same sentence, and yet, men and women who bravely served our country find themselves sleeping on the streets they fought to protect. Through this campaign, U.S.VETS seeks to bring visibility and awareness to our mission to…
LONG BEACH, Calif. – FOX is joining the campaign “Make Camo Your Cause,” to raise awareness and donations for our nation’s heroes. Step by step, Raysa Guerrero is on her way. However, she did not always have that optimism. She joined the U.S. Navy when she was 17 and served four years at…
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…
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and LA City Councilmember Joe Buscaino joined U.S.VETS — Long Beach to open new bridge housing serving the Wilmington, San Pedro, and Harbor City communities. U.S.VETS is proud to operate the new A Bridge Home campus located in Wilmington in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, Councilmember Buscaino, and…
This article was posted by The Grunion on June 20, 2019. In the first real home she’s been able to call her own in about a decade, Army veteran Melissa Degnan apologizes for the narrow entryway, blocked by a couple of cardboard boxes stacked there, noting that she’s still getting organized after moving in a…
This article was posted by The Daily Breeze on May 8, 2019. It’s been 10 months since Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino rolled out proposed locations for three temporary homeless shelters. But the shelters — planned for San Pedro, Wilmington and Watts — could open by the end of year, and each now has…
This article was posted by The Grunion on February 19, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom will be in Long Beach today to see how the Villages at Cabrillo works and meet with mayors about building more affordable housing. Newsom’s office said that the governor and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia will tour the Villages to see…
This article was posted by The Signal Tribune on December 21, 2018. While “winter” connotes warm holiday relaxation for some, it can prove brutally cold, wet and lonely for others. The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (LBDHH) counted 1,208 “unsheltered” homeless persons in 2017 out of 1,863 total– or about 65 percent–…
This article was posted by The Orange County Register on December 21, 2018. Next to a Marine singing about overcoming PTSD, Santa Claus gives presents to a line of children. And while the combination may seem incongruous, it doubles the Christmas spirit. Elliott McKenzie stands on a small stage next to Santa and faces a…