Walter Reed: New home for the homeless?

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:40:11 -0400

Housing for Homeless Veterans Is Planned for Ex-Walter Reed Site

A national nonprofit that focuses on housing and homelessness plans to renovate a series of single-occupant apartments and redesign the common areas. The makeover will include 75 efficiency apartments, a number that harks back to 1909 when the hospital first opened and had room for 75 patients.

The housing would be the only veteran-focused aspect of a redevelopment plan for 66.5 acres of the sprawling campus in the northwest part of the city.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/us/housing-for-homeless-veterans-is-planned-for-ex-walter-reed-site.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 12 at 2015 9:44 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:44:28 -0400

Better be no illegals there....

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 12 at 2015 6:43 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:43:14 -0400

I'm looking in to volunteering for this organization. Adapting the old Walter Reed building to house homeless Veterans is visionary.

Response by C3C/Unranked Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2021 1:39 AM

C3C/Unranked Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 01:39:56 -0400

It's very cool that people are trying in every possible way to help the homeless, it makes me happy. Over the past few years, the number of such people has increased significantly. In fact, about 15% of them are chronically homeless, which means they have not had a permanent home for years. I learned about all this from the article https://www.totalswindon.com/lifestyle/state-of-homelessness-in-swindon-2021/ which discusses the situation of the homeless in Swindon, and also talks about ways and solutions to this problem. I believe that absolutely everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living.

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