RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: The National Call Center for Homeless Veterans.
A chaplain, like any minister is always on the lookout for new resources. When helping people often the toughest parts is knowing where to start. When it comes to veterans who are homeless, or in danger of becoming homeless that does not need to be such a struggle ! 24 hours a day, seven days a week the trained counselors at the VA's National Center for Homeless Veterans are standing by to connect veterans with a full range of programs designed to combat veteran homelessness. The Center at 1-877-424-3838 is a resource for homeless veterans, those veterans in danger of homelessness, their families and those who serve them. The Center can also be reached via online chat at, https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCallCenter.asp. When a veteran calls a trained VA staff member asks about the specifics of the need. Then they are conne...