Posted on Dec 8, 2015
Does anyone knows of a location in DC or Baltimore, MD that has a high rate of homeless Veterans?
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My family and I are planning to hand out care packages to homeless Veterans on Christmas Eve. I have tried contacting the VA in Baltimore, no response and the operator who answered the phone wasn't too friendly. Any help with contacts or locations would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance!
Thank you in advance!
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Baltimore
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I don't know nothing about Baltimore, but that's a great thing your doing. If I was a better person, I'd do something similar
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There should be a state and county Veterans office so I recommend starting there. They will be more closely connected to the community You can also check with United Way to see if they know any organizations that work with homeless veterans.
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SPC Rhone, great initiative and a very nice thing to do! You might try the VA Medical Center in DC. Someone there might be able to assist.
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I live in the DC area and I can tell you first hand that there is a considerable amount of homeless vets in this area. If you haven't already tried the VA hospital here in DC that would be a good start. There is also a DAV office here in the DC are that might a good source of information also.
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Such a great show off compassion. I'm not from the area, but you have reminded me of the true spirit of Christmas. God bless you and your family.
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That's such a great way to show those veterans that people still care about them, that they are not expendable.
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I personally don't know the shelters in those areas, but I have friends stationed in those areas and they said there is a lot of vets that need help there. You could call the shelters or the VFW in the area, I'm sure they would be able and willing to help support your cause. Best wishes.
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You could contact your local vfws or legions. They have been very helpful to us with getting contact information for finding the amount of homeless veterans we have. The sad part to the VA is technically under their guidelines, when a homeless vet stays in a harden structure such as a half way house or shelter, they are considered NOT homeless. Our local reports "0" homeless vets in our county, this could not be further from the truth.
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Nope no family there, nor did I work there. Listen we are doing an Easter dinner for the homeless vets in March if you want to link up with us for that. We are the Student Veterans Association on campus and have the budget for a very very nice dinner. We are planning to pick up all the vets in Lancaster County and take them to a location to cook them a dinner. Let me know if you're interested.
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Sir,
Here is the list of things I am getting together. Stuff to make sandwiches is at the bottom :)
-Hot Hands
-Gloves (Walmart has two pair for $1.50)
-large bags of Trail Mix
-Large bags of beef jerky
-baby wipes
-Hats
-Scarves
-Applesauce Cups
-Gallon Storage Bags
-Chapstick
-Socks
-Items to make PB&J sandwiches
Here is the list of things I am getting together. Stuff to make sandwiches is at the bottom :)
-Hot Hands
-Gloves (Walmart has two pair for $1.50)
-large bags of Trail Mix
-Large bags of beef jerky
-baby wipes
-Hats
-Scarves
-Applesauce Cups
-Gallon Storage Bags
-Chapstick
-Socks
-Items to make PB&J sandwiches
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SGT(P) (Join to see) I am surprised you couldn't find some good locations for that in the FIG area! Harrisburg and Lebanon both seem likely places for homeless vets to hang out.
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I can try there as well. It's about just as far from my Home of Record as the DC/Baltimore area. I am basically a hour and a half, maybe two hours away from the locations mentioned.
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Kayla,
Sorry for any inconvenience you've encountered. Everyone doesn't have "People Skills" unfortunately and some just overwork themselves focusing on priorities rather then taking time to assist others that in turns can become a Blessing.
Try the WWP to see if they can assist you in any way. There info is below. I will try to research for you if possible better info but I think WWP will suffice.
Wounded Warrior Project
1120 G Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: [login to see]
Fax: [login to see]
If you've a created LinkedIn account, there's plenty of organizations you could narrow down in the DC area that could also be of great use.
Sorry for any inconvenience you've encountered. Everyone doesn't have "People Skills" unfortunately and some just overwork themselves focusing on priorities rather then taking time to assist others that in turns can become a Blessing.
Try the WWP to see if they can assist you in any way. There info is below. I will try to research for you if possible better info but I think WWP will suffice.
Wounded Warrior Project
1120 G Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: [login to see]
Fax: [login to see]
If you've a created LinkedIn account, there's plenty of organizations you could narrow down in the DC area that could also be of great use.
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