Category: Rafael Stoneman’s “Veterans Connection” Acorn Article

Many newspapers are running articles about the 2018 Ventura County Stand Down happening July 27 to 29 at the California Army National Guard Armory in Ventura (see related story on Page 11). I really don’t want to just write another press release, but I also don’t want to miss the opportunity to notify homeless vets […]

This column is about putting a face to Ventura County’s homeless veterans. Each of them is, I assure you, not much different from you and me, with their own unique backstory and purpose. How do I know this? What makes me the expert? Because I am a veteran—and 11 months ago I was homeless right […]

In Hector Gonzalez’s May 4 article “We’re not ignoring them,” he asked a relevant question about how to help homeless people: “How do you help those that refuse the help?” The immediate answer is you can’t. But, as someone who has been on the other end of that question a few times, I suggest that […]