An event aimed to help homeless veterans stand up helped 489
veterans. At AMVETS Post 99, 231 volunteers rushed to unfold extra chairs for the
11th annual Stand Down event held Sept. 10.
Post 99 was lined with tables, each serving as a station to
offer free goods, advice and help to some of the homeless and near-homeless
veterans of the Indianapolis area. While men and women made their way to each
station inside, others were having their haircut for free outside as well as
speaking with professionals for employment advice.
Whitney Hamilton, a 59-year-old Vietnam veteran believes
that events like Stand Down are extremely beneficial and he relies on services
provided each year.
"As I keep going through this process and I see these
blessings keep coming, it makes me just, this is where I want to be,"
Hamilton said. "I am loving my recovery."
Stand Down
originated in San Diego, Calif, as a place for homeless veterans to come and
receive help as they cope with postwar life.
Read the Indy Star and
NUVO Magazine stories about the event here.
http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/helping-indys-homeless/Content?oid=3492329
http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/helping-indys-homeless/Content?oid=3492329
