Homeless veterans in Michigan

Group Steps Up Aid for Thousands of Homeless Michigan Veterans
by: Eartha Jane Melzer
Monday (11/26) at 08:59 AM
Thousands of veterans of wars from Korea to Iraq, who returned to Michigan traumatized and without adequate care and who are suffering in poverty, are living on the street this fall, including in makeshift shelters under highway overpasses, veterans' advocates say.
Tyrone Chatman, associate executive director at the Detroit-based Michigan Veterans Foundation, says he sees the problem daily. The foundation's main project is the Detroit Veterans Center, a transitional housing and resource center run by and for veterans. The foundation plans to expand services and set up similar community-based veterans centers beyond Detroit.
"We serviced over 1,100 veterans this year and on any given day there are over 130 that reside with us," Chatman said.
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Group Steps Up Aid for Thousands of Homeless Michigan Veterans