January 2001 | |||
Kansas City Community Builders Help Veterans 'Stand Down' For the past two years, Community Builders in the Kansas City Office have been an active partner with the Heart of America Stand Down Foundation to sponsor events that serve homeless veterans and their families. "Stand Down" is the military term sometimes used to denote brief periods of rest and recovery. The Foundation sponsors two events each year. In June, the Foundation sponsored a 3-day Stand Down event in Kansas City, Missouri. Homeless veterans were provided full social services, including showers and a place to sleep for two nights. In November, the 1-day Stand Down event held in Kansas City, Kansas included a job fair as well as clothing, food, minor medical treatment and social services for the veterans. This year more than 750 veterans and their families attended the Stand Downs. During the two events, CB’s advised the veterans of housing options available. They also recruited a local housing authority so that homeless veterans could apply for public housing on the spot. Other participants at the Stand Downs included the IRS, Veterans Affairs and the VA Hospital. Local community legal service and job service agencies from both Kansas and Missouri also participated. | |||
