These types of programs should be funded and supported by the Whole Country, not little very caring groups here and there in a patchwork of Actually Supporting those that serve, especially in our wars of choice cheered on by the masses!
15 August 2011 - EUGENE, Ore. (KMTR) -- Rolling up their sleeves in West Eugene, dozens of volunteers are pitching in to help St. Vincent de Paul makeover a few homes for a future military family as part of a new program.
About 25 volunteers surrounded a home on 29th and Garfield Saturday, August 14th, 2011, doing some heavy duty landscaping on a home now owned by St. Vinnie’s. The home is one of two homes the non-profit recent purchased out of foreclosure for a total of $80,000 combined. The home on Garfield has been abandoned for over a decade.
With volunteer work, St. Vinnie’s is aiming to get the homes back in working order. The homes will eventually be used as affordable housing for servicemen and women transitioning back into civilian life.
“National Guard families don't have the same support system that the VA provides for regular military. So as a result of that, those families that have been stressed by multiple redeployments have a really hard time economically successful and viable,” says Terry McDonald, Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul.
The hope is that by November 11th, 2011, Veterans Day, St. Vinnie’s will be able to hand over the keys to the homes to a returning National Guard Family.
In the meantime, lots of work needs to be done inside. EWEB donated $5,000 on Saturday. That money will go towards asbestos abatement inside the home. A local construction company, Ehlers Construction, is also donating its time as a contractor.
“To support the veterans coming home for their service, and to provide housing for them, it's very rewarding for us,” said Randy Lodge, CFO of Ehlers Construction. read more>>>
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