Category: GCVF in the News

KNX News | CLICK TO PLAY Meet Rafael and Leo! Our KNX Heroes of the Week - helping homeless vets find new hope Whether it's housing, employment, companionship, or medical care Rafael Stoneman, his dog Leo and the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation team are helping veterans across Southern California get the support they need! Like many services [...]

By Hal Eisner "Hi, I'm Vin Scully," the late Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully would say. But you could close your eyes and correctly guess the voice even if he didn't introduce himself. Such a famous voice; his delivery was punctuated in such a familiar way. Vin Scully and Bob Harris knew each other for [...]

KCLU N.P.R. | By Lance Orozco    CLICK TO PLAY Gold Coast Veterans Foundation continues to connect the county's veterans with housing and social services. This is a big day for Mikey Simpson. The Army veteran is showing us around his Camarillo apartment. The 61-year-old man has been living on the streets for more than [...]

Vin Scully: Reminding you that there’s a difference between July 4th and Independence Day On behalf of all the veterans who walked into harm’s way to defend our country and our way of life, we’d like to remind everyone that there’s an important meaning behind each of our traditional American holidays. Beginning with Independence Day [...]

The Grinch ain’t got nothin’ on baseball’s most beloved voice, and this Christmas is going to be red, white… and Dodger Blue for veterans. Baseball’s longest-serving announcer (and Navy veteran) Vin Scully has recorded a heartwarming new poem, telling the inspirational story of Ventura County’s favorite “little old lady”. PR Web Release LINK A widow [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]