D.C. center gives homeless veterans some hope

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D.C. center gives homeless veterans some hope
By Daniel LeDuc - The Washington Post
Posted : Saturday Jan 19, 2008 16:50:29 EST

WASHINGTON— Calvin Williams left the Marine Corps in 1976. He had served in Southeast Asia and survived a helicopter crash in which his best friend died.

Williams returned to northern Virginia to try his hand at barbering. “Things spiraled out of control: drugs, trouble with the law, in and out of jail, in and out of prison,” he said.

He had stayed with his mother, but soon her patience ran out: “I was on the streets.”

Now Williams, 52, has a roof over his head, a bed for the night, warm meals, drug counseling and job training. “I’ve been given a second chance at life,” he said.

That chance came through Access Housing, operator of the Southeast Veterans Service Center, which accommodates about 50 homeless veterans. The transitional housing center is slated to nearly double in size this week when a new building next door, the Chesapeake Veterans Center, opens with housing for male and female veterans.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/01/ap_homelessvets_080119/



uhc comment: This is supporting the troops. Treat them for their injuries and take care of them when they come home. It took us 32 years to take care of Calvin.