Our Veterans have served our country proudly. They fought to defend the freedoms that we as Americans experience every day. In 2016, there were more than 39,000 homeless Veterans in the United States. This is an unacceptable statistic.
Operation Renewed Hope Foundation helps 80 to 100 Veterans who are experiencing homelessness each year in the DC metro area. Almost every client is literally homeless (living in a shelter, a car, or on the street) and we are working to clear the barriers to getting them into homes. We do this by, among other things, paying for application fees and security deposits, covering transportation to look at apartments, and helping pay utility bills.
We want our Veterans and their families to be in a place where they can rebuild their lives and where their children can have the stability they need to attend school. Together we can End Veteran homelessness in the DC metro area.
Your contributions will enable ORHF to provide:
- Case management
- Permanent housing for Veterans
- Temporary financial assistance
- Job training and employment referrals
- Transportation Assistance
- Coordination of furniture and household donations
- Resume and interview coaching
- Connections to Veteran/public benefits and community resources
Sharon, a 20 year Army Veteran, found ORHF after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and could not manage to work after being hospitalized for 27 days. After 6 months of treatment, she was not able to keep up with her expenses and became homeless. In 2016, ORHF helped Sharon get into permanent housing. Later that year, she received a donated and refurbished, like-new car. Sharon has maintained her residence and employment, in part, because of the help and support that ORHF provided her. “I am sincerely grateful that I have a place that I can call home and that I have employment. I am grateful that I was allowed to serve my country for over 20 years, but I am even more grateful for organizations like ORHF that offered me a chance to turn my life around.”
Like most Veterans, all she needed was a “hand up, not a hand out.” Please consider allocating a portion of your CFC donations to ORHF so that we can continue to work towards our goal of Ending Veteran homelessness.