Also we are aiding the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program which began in 1987 by the Department of Veterans Affairs launched at VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia. Our financial support is ear-marked for transportation, clothing and meal tickets, which are not covered by the state or federal programs. The Inner Voice is a tightly structured facility for homeless veterans five blocks West of the United Center in an area of Chicago where the boom-boxes and the bullets often do not stop until dawn. The three-story building houses formerly incarcerated veterans, mostly formerly substance abusers, all otherwise homeless. All residents work.
All residents are in counseling.
Most residents are going to school every week. All are saving money and communicating again with their families. We became well acquainted with this very heartening program when several of us stayed in the facility for a week in 1996. We started financially supporting the transitional facility in March of 2000. Vetshouse, Inc. has been serving homeless veterans in Virginia Beach since 1992.