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November 24, 2021

‘Nothing Less Than Angels’: Local Nonprofit Helps Elderly Widow Escape Homelessness

By Jeremy Childs, VC Star Reporter Rose Burgess had no idea where to turn. At 94, she was twice widowed. Her first husband, a Naval officer who fought in World War II, divorced her several years after returning home from the war. Her second husband, a U.S. Marines drill instructor, died in a car crash […]

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November 11, 2021

Veterans group helps get 94-year-old Ventura County woman, on verge of homelessness, into senior housing

KCLU N.P.R. | By Lance Orozco Non-profit's leaders say problem shows need to create a "Veterans Village" with emergency housing and social services. This is a veterans day story that’s not about a veteran. It’s the story of a 94-year-old Ventura County woman who was twice married to veterans, and twice widowed. And then, after [...]

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November 11, 2021

“A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION” – Ventura county Board of Supervisors Meeting – November 9, 2021

At age 94, Rose Burgess had already lost two military veteran husbands, and was legally blind. Her daughter had just died unexpectedly, and she would soon have no place live. Police Deputy Chris Dyer was on duty when Rose walked in with nowhere else to go. He knew homelessness was dangerous enough for the young, [...]

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March 16, 2021

ABC News Solutions on Gold Coast Veterans Foundation

By Phillip Palmer, Anchor | ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) — The Gold Coast Veterans Foundation in Ventura County has an ambitious goal: to end homelessness and anything else that causes suffering to our vets. Founded in 2006 as a way for the 45,000 military veterans in Ventura County to learn about benefits all in […]

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March 15, 2021

VC Star: Ending Veterans Homelessness in Ventura County Is Goal of Planned ‘Veterans’ Village’

By Mike Harris, VC Star Reporter One of the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s many goals is a lofty one: to end veterans homelessness in Ventura County. Toward that end, the Camarillo-based nonprofit is planning a 20-acre “Veterans Village” in unincorporated Oak View. The complex will provide homeless vets with interim “bridge” housing such as huts […]

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March 9, 2021

CBS Los Angeles: On Your Side: Veteran’s Voices

Source: CBS Los Angeles from March 9, 2021

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March 5, 2021

KCLU NPR: South Coast Veterans Group Announces Plans To Build Village Focused On Helping Homeless Veterans

KCLU’s Lance Orozco looks at a non-profit veterans group in Ventura County with ambitious plans to build a village focused on helping homeless veterans. The pandemic has been rough on lots of us. But, for Army veteran Todd Gessel, it’s been especially tough. He lost his job, and housing, so the streets of Ventura County […]

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February 1, 2021

VC Star Veterans Column: Ventura County Veterans Lose Friend, But Legacy Still Burns

By Alexander G. Deraney, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) and GCVF “Mobile Veteran Outreach” Team Member President Abraham Lincoln, in his Gettysburg Address, implored the American people to increase their devotion to the cause for which our fallen servicemen gave the last full measure of devotion. Whether a member of our armed forces served in […]

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January 29, 2021

Woodburn: Kindness by and for Two Military Vets

By Woody Woodburn, VC Star Columnist Having a column is a lot like owning a pickup truck — friends are constantly asking for help moving a couch or bulky dresser, or suggesting a topic they “just know” will be moving to readers. My aging back does not miss my Datsun pickup. As for pitched column […]

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January 8, 2021

ACORN: County’s First Veterans’ Village in the Works

Community will give shelter, support to homeless vets By Brooke Stanley | brooke@theacorn.com Bob Harris, who’d recently lost his veteran father to the effects of post-traumatic stress, and Rafael Stoneman, a formerly homeless Army veteran, stood in Ojai Presbyterian Church and prayed. It was Dec. 8, 2019, and the two men, who both work at Gold […]