Naval Base Point Loma Sailors build for vets
Written by MCC (AW/SW) Yan M. Kennon, Naval Base Point Loma Public Affairs
Friday, 12 December 2008
Sailors from Naval Base Point Loma assisted Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) in erecting its annual Winter Shelter for homeless Veterans.
More than 60 Sailors from Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) Public Works Department and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) chief petty officers, volunteered to set up the homeless shelter located on a NBPL storage lot in the San Diego area by NBPL’s Old Town compound. The annual event consists of the break out and set up of materials used to operate a 150 all-male shelter which includes bunks, tables, and support equipment.
“It is heartwarming to see so many Sailors come together and enthusiastically assist in this noteworthy effort that provides such vital care to our veterans who find themselves on hard times,” said Capt. Paul Marconi, Commanding Officer, Naval Base Point Loma.
The Navy’s five-year partnership with VVSD and the City of San Diego, to provide the lot for the seasonal shelter, enables VVSD to focus on raising contributions to operate the shelter and not search each year for a site to place the shelter.
The winter veteran shelter is not just a place for homeless veterans to sleep and eat, but a place to acquire the necessary tools in order to change their lives. Careful attention is given to each client to determine their specific needs and other related issues. Once the needs are identified, clients are assigned a staff coordinator for their particular case management. Many of the program’s past successes are on hand to assist this year at the shelter.
The shelter is committed to offering every veteran, regardless of service, an opportunity to become self sufficient as well as drug and alcohol free. According to the San Diego Regional Task Force on the Homeless, San Diego is home to an estimated 2,000 homeless veterans.
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SALUTE to all involved THANK YOU as a 100% disabled veteran but whom thru the grace of God I am not one of the homeless
Friday, December 12, 2008
Naval Base Point Loma Sailors build for vets
