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Category: Veteran Homelessness

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August 3, 2020

Veterans Column: Purple Heart Day for a Sacred Military Decoration

Purple Heart Day

By Alexander G. Deraney, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) and GCVF “Mobile Veteran Outreach” Team Member During this unprecedented time of unrest, defined by a deadly and growing pandemic, powerful and pervasive social unrest, an uncertain economy and sharp political divisions, Americans could be excused for being distracted from the Nation’s observation of Purple Heart […]

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June 19, 2020

Ventura County Might Convert One or More Hotels into Permanent Housing for Homeless

Project Roomkey Ventura County, Project Homekey Ventura County

Ventura County took a step this week toward converting one of its Project Roomkey motels into permanent supportive housing for homeless people.  The county on Thursday released a Request for Qualifications calling for an affordable housing developer to assist in purchasing and converting of “one or more motel(s) to permanent supportive housing, with a focus […]

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June 12, 2020

Housing Homeless Has Cost Over $1M a Month

Project Roomkey Ventura County

SHELTER—The Motel 6 in Newbury Park is one of the sites in the county being used to house and isolate homeless people who are vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. When the COVID-19 pandemic triggered stay-home orders across the state in March, Ventura County began housing more than 400 homeless people in an effort to […]

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May 11, 2020

“Highest Risk” Homeless Veterans Placed in Emergency Housing

Mobile Veteran Outreach; coronavirus homeless; coronavirus homeless veterans

A.S.A.P. program brings County, State, United Way, private foundations, and individual donors together to get “hardest-to-engage” military veterans into safe isolation during pandemic CAMARILLO, CALIF. (PRWEB LINK) MAY 11, 2020 The region’s leading non-profit for veteran services and its partner agencies, have placed 20 of the highest risk military veterans into virus-safe shelter as part of […]

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January 17, 2020

Oxnard Homeless Shelter Plans Dropped

Oxnard Homeless Shelter

More comprehensive solutions sought by David Michael Courtland Oxnard city officials have dropped plans for a homeless shelter near Five Points that drew heavy opposition from neighborhood residents and business operators. City Manager Alex Nguyen told the city council at a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, that rushing to sign a lease for the building […]

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September 13, 2019

Giant Service Dog to Receive Mobility Surgery

Rafael and Leo

Once-Rescued Dog Now Helps Rescue Homeless Veterans CAMARILLO, CA September 13, 2019 – A service dog with a specialized skill that can help save the life of a homeless military veteran will soon be getting a surgery, thanks to Gold Coast Veterans Foundation (GCVF). The 165 pound white Samoyed mix named Leo ventures into homeless […]

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July 18, 2019

Camping an Interim Housing Option for Vets

Mikey Simpson, Army Veteran; 2018 Ventura County Stand Down; Widow of a Veteran Helps Veterans

Living at Ventura County campgrounds is a viable option for homeless veterans. This is true especially if the veteran is able to obtain a Distinguished Veteran pass, available through California State Parks, or an Access Pass, available through the National Park Service. I didn’t plan on full-time camping. I was trying to buy a house […]

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May 6, 2019

Veterans Column: Homelessness Higher Among Veterans, But Help Is Out There

Helping Homeless Veterans

In January, volunteers across America fan out and count all the homeless people they can find – sheltered people in temporary housing and soup kitchens and unsheltered people sleeping in parks, freeway underpasses, watersheds and in vehicles. The numbers from this past January were recently released, and it’s no surprise to those of us living […]

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October 12, 2018

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Can Stem from Abuse

Instead of PTSD, maybe it should be called PTS-A-D— Post-Traumatic Stress—and Abuse—Disorder. Medical findings indicate that more veterans today report PTSD related to noncombat situations than ever before. Unfortunately, much of this is related to physical, mental, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse. This is a fact that, for me, is close to home—literally. My neighbor […]

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October 1, 2018

JC Oberst: Veterans Advised to Use Their Educational Benefits Wisely

Coronavirus GI Bill; Transferring GI Bill Benefits; Veterans Benefits and Transition Act; Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act

One of the most coveted benefits service members earn for serving in today’s military is the Post 9/11 GI Bill educational benefits. The educational benefits were extended in the Forever GI Bill that went into effect in 2017 for veterans who left the military after Jan. 1, 2013. The bill removed the time limit on using […]

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