The Veterans' Place

09/19/2022

We will be at the Common on Tuesday night, September 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 for Night on the Common! Come check out our table and buy a raffle ticket for an electric bicycle! See ya there!

06/29/2022

Here's a friendly reminder as the 4th of July nears, please be considerate to veterans and animals who are triggered by fireworks. This can be an incredibly stressful time for them.

06/11/2022

Please, help us house those who severed and fought for our freedoms. Thank you

Are you a landlord looking to rent an apartment?
Do you have a property that you want to rent to a Veteran?
WRJ VAMC and VT Veterans Committee on Homelessness would like to hear from you! Find out more about VA's challenge to place 38K homeless Veterans into permanent housing by the end of 2022: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/38k_National_Housing_Challenge.asp
Together we can do this!

https://helpingtohousevt.org/
The Veterans' Place Veterans Inc. Pathways Vermont

05/09/2022

Cameo Baroque presents its spring concert on Sunday afternoon, May 22 at 3pm in the historic sanctuary of Christ Church in downtown Montpelier. The ensemble (Leslie Stroud, traverso flute; Laurie Rabut, viol da gamba, Beth Hilgartner, recorders and voice; and Ernie Drown, harpsichord) will perform arias and sonatas by J. S. Bach.
Cameo Baroque, which specializes in historically informed performances of Baroque music, always performs for the benefit of community organizations. Admission is free, and 100% of any donations will go directly to Veteran’s Place.
For further information: [email protected] 802-223-3631.
Please tell your music-loving friends!

05/09/2022

The Veterans' Place updated their business hours.

The Veterans' Place updated their business hours.

05/09/2022

The Veterans' Place updated their info in the about section.

The Veterans' Place updated their info in the about section.

04/27/2022

Veteran and former NU Legacy marcher Emily Myers ran 45 miles from Norwich, Vermont, to Northfield, Vermont, as a personal challenge and to raise funds for the Veterans’ Place. On May 2nd, Emily presented a check for $3,131 to Karen Boyce.
Emily says: Thank you all for your very generous donations. You have helped so many Vermont Veterans that rely on this amazing organization. Thanks again for your support, Sincerely, Emily.

03/26/2022

Student reflects on sleep-out for homelessness experience

Student reflects on sleep-out for homelessness experience

Norwich students spent their Friday night sleeping-out in support of homeless veterans.

03/18/2022

Just an FYI for those reposting and sharing our post about the Doll House Raffle...That was last year, and the Doll house has gone to the Winner. I posted the winners last year also.
Thank you though for your interest, maybe we will do another one later this year.

The Veterans' Place

03/16/2022

We have 26 people signed up for this Friday's "Sleep-Out for Homelessness" encampment, and although registration has closed, there are still ways to lend your support. Saturday morning's program, including a talk by decorated combat veteran Morgana Isenberg at 9:30, is open to the p***c. In addition, we are accepting donations of wood, and knitted or crocheted items, and loans of tarps through Thursday, March 17. To learn more, or to make a monetary donation to support homeless veterans, visit vermontveteransplace.org/events
Please spread the word!

03/16/2022

On behalf of The Veterans' Place, I want to give a shout out to our community partners for supporting our Sleep-Out for Homelessness encampment happening this Friday and Saturday at Norwich. Many thanks to AL Post 1819, Tops Markets, The Vet Center in WRJ, CVMA 26-1, and NU's Center for Civic Engagement for their awesome contributions. Learn more about the event here: vermontveteransplace.org/events

03/15/2022

37,000 U.S. veterans are homeless. I was one of them | Opinion

A riveting opinion piece in Newsweek by a former homeless veteran who is now a writer. Long but well worth the read: https://www.newsweek.com/37000-us-veterans-are-homeless-i-was-one-them-opinion-1647352

Veterans are yelled at by VA receptionists, rushed through appointments with doctors and, when we find ourselves houseless, the medications keeping us alive disappear into the mail system or sit unclaimed in pharmacies.

03/10/2022

For a collaborative student coalition, a room for improvement

I have absolutely loved doing this project with the students and their facility! I am in so impressed with every aspect of their engagement with our program and my residents.

If it's happening at Norwich University, on campus or online, you'll find it in our news feed and event calendar. Read about student achievements, academic innovations, events and campus life.

03/08/2022

Thank you to the wonderful people who have been dropping off mittens, hats, and scarves at the Veterans' Place for our warm winter clothing drive for the homeless. We don't know who you are, but you are all angels to us! We will be accepting donations up until St. Patrick's Day!

01/31/2022

Thank you Barre Elk’s Lodge! Your continued support and household donations for our transitioning Veterans makes a huge impact in their next exciting journey.

Exalted Ruler Todd Benoit and trustee Frank Hotaling delivered $1750 worth of items to The Veterans Place in Northfield. These household items will replenish a storage room that Veterans shop from when transitioning into their own apartments. This donation was made possible thanks to the Elks National Foundation Beacon grant. This is our 8th year supporting The Veterans' Place.

01/23/2022

General Needs received this heart warming thank you from the Veterans, Staff and Board of Directors from The Veterans Place shelter in Vermont! 🇺🇸 One of our first stops during our 1342 Boot Mission! Help keep veterans warm this winter!
www.GeneralNeeds.org

11/21/2021

All of us from The Veterans’ Place can not thank everyone enough, who worked, donated and participated to make this annual event come together and happen again this year! Your hard work, generosity, commitment, and compassion for our Veterans is appreciated with all our hearts and gratefulness, THANK YOU!

Today a $22,000 check was presented to the Veteran's Place from the 7th Annual Granite City 5K!!! What an amazing fundraiser to be a part of!!!

Barre Elks Lodge #1535
American Legion Barre Post 10
Barre City Community Fanpage

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11/12/2021

Norwich cadets walking 50 miles for charity

Another rewarding day spent with these future leaders!

Norwich cadets walking 50 miles for charity

11/02/2021

Thank you General Needs and CVMA 26-1 for a great evening for all our Residents!

11/01/2021

Mission to give back to Vermont Veterans

🥾🧦 to arrive from General Needs tonight! More pictures to follow!

Supplying Vt. veterans with footwear, clothing, and other essential items.

10/13/2021

Here is the Flier for the 1342 Mission. Please share with your Veteran friends!

10/13/2021

The Veterans' Place is Vermont's point of contact for this GREAT Mission to provide boots and socks to all our homeless Veterans. I will be reaching out to get Veterans names and sizes in the near future, I will keep posting up dates on this Mission and when you can contact me if you have a homeless Veteran who needs boots and socks.

The crew at General Needs is excited for the “1342 Mission – Boot Project recognizing the 22 per day”. Our goal is to help veterans in need and bring awareness regarding the issue of 22 veteran suicides per day. We also look forward to meeting with you in November or December and dropping off boots and socks.
I wanted to share the following story with you. Stories like this are the reason we are all so dedicated at General Needs Ltd. to helping veterans in need (We are 100% volunteer). General Needs volunteer Margaret Bender delivered 21 backpacks (pic below) to veterans in need in Islip. One of the veterans asked if he was getting a backpack. When he was told yes he smiled and said “Great, this is going to be so much better than using a plastic bag to bring my stuff to work.”
Additionally, I do have one small request. Follow General Needs Ltd. on Facebook so you can see the work we are doing and also because we will be posting updates about the 1342 Mission on our page. Also, encourage your friends to follow us on Facebook so people can see the great work being done by General Needs. Thank you!!!!
Bob Kozlowsky
General Needs Board Member

Our 1342 Mission, boot project STARTS today! The team is picking up the first load of boots and we couldn’t be more excited about this year’s initiative! There is still time to give…providing a new pair of boots to a homeless veteran is just a click away!

https://generalneeds.org/donate/

09/21/2021

And the winners are:
1st Place Doll House / Becca Dezan
2nd place $100 / Becca Dezan, donated back to Veterans' Place
3dr place $50 / Ronald L Miller
Congratulations to all our Doll House raffle winners!!!!

05/13/2021

Veteran finds housing stability through White River Junction VA and partners - VAntage Point

This is a great story about one of our residents and all the other VA services that helped support and get him housed!

Helping Veterans through the pandemic is one of White River Junction VA's primary missions, including helping the at risk find housing stability.

03/29/2021

Thank you to all our Vietnam Veterans!

02/22/2021

We want to send a huge shout out to thank the Barre Elks Lodge #1535 for another huge donation of new products for our Veterans to use when they are ready to move into their new homes! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😊🤗 This Elk’s Lodge has been doing this for 6 years now and it makes a huge impact on the lives of our residents when they are ready to head out on their own after staying with us and accomplishing all their goals. God Bless you all! 🥰

02/14/2021

Thank you Fritz for trucking your smoking trailer over and doing 20 racks of ribs. Thank you Dylan Haupt, Cullen Haupt, Paul Abare, Pete and Katrina. For helping make this meal happen! We started the morning by making homemade donuts then the ribs arrived and went into the smoker, Pete made coleslaw and hush puppies, and I made baked beans. It was a great way to spend a cold day in Vermont, appreciating our Veterans! 💕❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

12/28/2020

Dear Friends,

We hope this letter finds you in good spirits and even better health. As 2020 draws to a close, we’d like to take this time to thank you for your support, and let you know what an incredible difference you have made.

This year, The Veterans’ Place, Inc. transitioned 22 homeless vets, providing them with the second chance they so desperately needed to get back on their feet. And although our success rate was a few percentage points lower than usual, it still met the National Veterans’ Administration benchmark, even with all the challenges we faced this year!

In other great news, due to the extraordinary efforts—and sacrifices—of our residents and staff, our facility has been Covid-free throughout the pandemic! And now, with a vaccine being made available throughout Vermont, we can see the end in sight!

That said, pandemic restrictions—particularly during the spring and summer—adversely affected our overall admissions. And because our monthly income from our grant-per-diem (GPD) arrangement with the VA is based on the number of residents there are at any one time, we are, quite frankly, struggling to meet expenses.

Indeed, even when we are at full capacity, the GPD covers only about 70% of our operating costs. The rest comes from community organizations, fundraisers, and donors like you. That is why your support is absolutely critical at this time. Your end-of-year gift to the Veterans’ Place—in any amount—will put us one step closer to fulfilling our mission of making sure that no veteran is left behind.

So please, in this season of giving, remember our homeless veterans. We do not know them all, but we owe them all.

Donations can be made on our website, vermontveteransplace.org (use the “Donate” button at the top right of the home page), on our page, or by mailing your tax-deductible contribution to 220 Vine St., Northfield, VT 05663. For tax purposes, the agency's 501(c)(3) tax identification number is 26-1458295.

Wishing you a joyous and peaceful holiday season, and a happy, healthy new year!
From all of us at the Veterans’ Place.

12/12/2020

Thank you Lenny Couture and CVMA 26-2 for your support in the Gingerbread House Raffle!