by Christian Southards | Jul 6, 2022
In June, nonprofit organization Tunnel to Towers made a significant contribution to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs project to house homeless veterans as part of its ongoing plans to renovate its West Los Angeles Campus. Currently, construction efforts, which...
by Scott Marshutz | Apr 24, 2022
Over the last decade, homelessness in Los Angeles County has exploded. Statistics compiled by the L.A. County Sheriff projected the number to hit 80,000 by the end of 2021. Of those 80,000, more than 10 percent are veterans. In 2019, there were 13,000 homeless...
by Christian Southards | Mar 24, 2022
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced March 23 it awarded 36 new grants to organizations that house homeless veterans, including seven grants worth nearly $8 million to California organizations. The grants are part of the VA’s Grant and Per Diem program,...
by Tess Banko | Nov 8, 2021
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (GLA) 388+-acre West Los Angeles (WLA) Campus has a long history of service to Veterans. First established in 1887 as a home for disabled Veterans on land donated to the United States...
by Ernst Larson Jr. | Nov 1, 2021
ABC Channel 10 News aired a 90-second prime-time special on Thursday, March 18 highlighting Frank Squire, U.S. Army veteran and member of American Legion Sacramento Legislative Action Post 861 in Sacramento, California, and his Furniture Program team which picks up...
