Homeless veteran ‘blessed’ to be off streets thanks to apartment program

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VACAVILLE, CA (KOVR/CNN) - Some homeless military veterans in a Northern California city are getting a place to call home.

At Rocky Hill Apartments in Vacaville, south of Sacramento, 39 units are set aside for veterans, many of them formerly homeless.

"I love it. It's quiet. Everybody's kind. It's been really nice,” said one man.

Tim Hillstrom and his dog Patty used to live on the street, but are now occupants of one of the units.

He said after three-and-a-half years living on the streets, it means so much just to have a bathroom.



"I used to have a bucket and a shopping bag,” he said. “That's what I used for a long time."



Money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs helps pay the rent. Project developers expect to have all 39 units rented by the end of the month.