By james art 
The project of the Veterans Community invites the public and media to an innovative ceremony at 11 am, Saturday, February 1 to the neighboring VFW Post 1433 at 7618 N. 63RD Ave., Glendale.
VCP leaders, local civil servants and veteran members will play the ceremony.
Brian Meyer, co -founder and CEO of VCP, will be there, as is the Mayor of Will Glendale Jerry Weyer.
“As most people know, military officials and veterans have always been a top priority for me; Combined with the homelessness of veterans, this project is something that all our advisers support. By partnering with the Veterans Community project, we can take over these major priorities while working with a nationally -known veterans service organization, “said the press. Again, it relies and more importantly to be able to support their breasts and feel good about themselves. ”
Glendale’s VCP will include a village with 50 transitional housing units ranging from 240 to 360 square feet, for veterans who experience the homelessness and a rural staffing center building and cases to work with the residents of individualized goals for obtaining permanent purposes Housing.
The project approximately $ 14 million has started with local support, including $ 6.2 million land and financial contributions from Glendale, Maricopa and Arizona.
Funds are raised for the capital campaign and those interested in inclusion can find more details, including contact information, on VCP.org/glendale.
Guests are encouraged to arrive at 10:30.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates between 30,000 and 35,000 veterans, experience homelessness every night in the United States. At the local level, HUD currently estimates that 994 of these veterans are in Arizona.
The project of the Veterans Community is a growing national non -profit organization with a solution to this problem.
Following the welcome of the first VCP residents of Kansas City in 2018, its model of free transitional housing and custom case management services demonstrates 85% success rate in helping veterans to go from the experience of homelessness to the achievement of permanent housing – in typical 12 to 18 months.