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Stand Down 2006
Volunteers and military joined together at the North Jersey Stand Down, Sept. 9, at Essex County College in Newark and at the South Jersey Stand Down, Sept. 22, at the National Guard Armory in Cherry Hill to provide a ‘hand up … not a hand out’ to New Jersey’s homeless veterans.
The Garden State has an estimated 8,000 homeless veterans. The Stand Down programs are designed to provide homeless veterans and their family members with access to healthcare, medical screening, information on veterans benefits, substance abuse counseling, legal and employment services, social services, vocational rehabilitation services, religious counseling, a hot meal, a haircut and winter clothing. The goal of the program is to bring a wide range of resources together in one location so the veteran can access the various services and recognize that the community is concerned and committed to bringing these services to them.
“Stand Down” derives its name from the military term referring to the temporary removal of exhausted combat troops from the battlefield to a safe place, for rest and recovery. Stand Down’s are grass-roots, community-based intervention programs to help homeless veterans combat life on the streets. If you are interested in volunteering for Stand Down or assisting in starting a central Jersey event in 2007, Call: 1-888-8NJ-VETS |
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(c) 2006 NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs http://www.nj.gov/military |