Monday, January 25, 2010

Homeless Veterans: Serving those who serve America the Beautiful

The National Coalition for the Homeless published a fact sheet in September 2009 that shows a steady increase in homeless war veterans. Many veterans face financial and/or psychological burdens as a result of active service duty.

Here is a link to the entire fact sheet:
Homeless Veterans Fact Sheet (National Coalition for the Homeless)
Two startling statistics:
  • 67% served three or more years
  • 76% experience alcohol, drug or mental health problems
The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans provides additional background and stats:
Background & Facts: National Coalition for Homeless Vets

Yes, there are some programs and policies in place to serve them, however, they have also observed that "armed conflict distracts our nation from the dire domestic problems."


We MUST serve and protect our veterans the same way that our veterans serve and protect us.


Posted by The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service at 9:51 AM

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Welcome to March on Poverty

The Inter-Faith Council (IFC) believes that now is the time to stop poverty in its tracks. Many in our community are struggling to hang on; and many need the inspiration of our community leaders to do something about poverty's influence and prominence. We need everyone who cares about reducing poverty's hold over increasing numbers of Carrboro and Chapel Hill households and unsheltered persons. Our new March On Poverty blog summons you to our call and the original call of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the countless among us who have followed in his footsteps. You ask, "how long will this take?" Dr. King said "Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Poverty is the primary cause of homelessness and hunger, two community challenges IFC volunteers and staff cross swords with daily. A lack of an adequate response by state, federal and local governments enable and procrastinate these conditions. We seek to create a just community, one that is committed to overcoming social problems by a greater commitment to the common good. We hope our blog will bring you more in touch with these issues. We hope you will come to know the facts about IFC future plans, new program models and new facilities commonly called Community House and FoodFirst. We hope you will join us.

Stay tuned! Stay in touch! March On!

Chris Moran, Executive Director

View the Community House Mission & Vision

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