The soldier tightly gripped his M-4 rifle, pointing it at his head. He felt isolated at Kandahar Air Force Base in Afghanistan. Capt. Doris Ruiz received the call to help keep him from becoming another war statistic. “I just kept talking to him, slowly, in Spanish,” said Ruiz, an Army master resiliency trainer now based […]
Continue Reading →Chicago-based National Equity Fund® (NEF) was presented with the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans’ Outstanding Corporate Partner Award at NCHV’s annual awards banquet last Thursday in Washington, D.C. The award is presented to corporate partners that have played a vital role in reducing the number of homeless veterans by more than 70 percent since 2005. […]
Continue Reading →Affordable Housing Finance is pleased to announce the finalists of its 10th annual Readers’ Choice Awards for the nation’s best developments of 2013-2014. The 34 finalists in nine categories were selected out of approximately 130 nominations. They will be featured in the July/August issue of Affordable Housing Finance and online at HousingFinance.com, and then subscribers […]
Continue Reading →Proceeds benefit the organization’s Hope for Veterans programs that will serve homeless and wounded veterans and their families struggling with homelessness in the year ahead. “This year’s event is especially important as we strive to save as many as 1,000 veteran families from homelessness and despair,” said J. Michael Armstrong, chief executive officer of Community […]
Continue Reading →On Wednesday, March 26, a group of Somerset Hills YMCA volunteers banded together as part of the Y’s new ‘Togetherhood’ Volunteer Initiative to engage with the veterans in activities designed to improve their quality of life and provide social interaction. The veterans, who often experience isolation and feelings of being disconnected, live in Valley Brook […]
Continue Reading →Award was presented by Central Jersey Housing Resource Center (CJHRC.)
Continue Reading →Help for veterans was not just a promise but a reality as officials gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 30, for the grand opening of a new rental housing complex at the Lyons Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center. The three residential buildings of “Valley Brook Village,” which will provide 62 units of housing for formerly homeless veterans, […]
Continue Reading →The Supportive Veterans Housing Community, Valley Brook Village, now home to 62 homeless veterans, in Lyons, New Jersey was officially opened today, October 30, 2013, with a ribbon cutting and recognition ceremony. Valley Brook Village is a first of its kind VASH (Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing) housing community for homeless veterans, located on the Lyons […]
Continue Reading →The first resident has moved into a newly completed rental housing complex at the Lyons Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center off Valley Road. Known as “Valley Brook Village,” the three-building complex will provide 62 units of permanent housing for homeless veterans, many of whom work in an on-campus job training and transitional housing program. Bill […]
Continue Reading →Recognizing the challenges facing veterans returning home from overseas tours of duty — disability, depression, post-traumatic stress, lack of employment, and homelessness — experts from the affordable housing industry have been collaborating with veterans’ advocacy groups to provide supportive residential communities for returning servicemen and women. The most recent example, Valley Brook Village in Lyons, […]
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