VVSD VideosOn April 21, 2010, Phil Landis spoke at San Diego City Council's Land Use and Housing Committee meeting regarding the newly proposed supportive permanent housing plan. NBC San Diego's story about the opening of Veterans Winter Shelter. Over 100 residents of Veterans Village of San Diego marched in the 2009 San Diego Veterans Day Parade. They proudly walked the same streets on which they used to live. They were applauded not scorned. It was a great day! Fox 5 story about VVSD aired on 11/10/09 Important excepts from Sec. Shinseki's Nov. 3, 2009 speech at the VA Summit on Veteran Homelessness. We downloaded the DOD video and edited his 17 minute speech down to just over three minutes. Please take the time to watch his impressive and important messages for our homeless veterans. Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) has completed the construction of Phase Two of its rehabilitation center for homeless military veterans suffering from chemical dependency or mental health issues. This phase of the project adds 112 early treatment beds, a medical facility, an employment center and administration building to better serve those in need. On September 16, 2009, VVSD hosted an "Open House" and unveiled a newly created mural honoring our Nation's veterans. The celebration included State Assembly Member Mary Salas, Mayor Jerry Sander and Councilwoman Marti Emerald. Stand Down is an intervention that was conceived from the ground up specifically for veterans. It is designed to transform the despair and immobility of homelessness into the momentum necessary to get into recovery, to resolve legal issues, to seek employment, to access health services and benefits, to reconnect with the community and to get off the streets. A very tall order for a three-day event. The New York times covered the 2009 Stand Down in San Diego generating community awareness about the plight of homeless Veterans in our Nation and solutions provided by Veterans Village of San Diego. |
