Vets' Advocacy Group Comes Out Fighting And Chasing Presidential Campaigns

Vets' Advocacy Group Comes Out Fighting, Will Be Birddogging Presidential Campaigns All Over Primary and Caucus States

Falls Church, VA 22046 December 17 2007

VETS’ ADVOCACY GROUP COMES OUT FIGHTING, WILL BE BIRDDOGGING PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS ALL OVER PRIMARY AND CAUCUS STATES

City Rallies for 300,000 Homeless Vets; VA Funds Only 12,000 Beds

Falls Church, VA-- Beginning in December 2007 and running through February 2008, the president of the Circle of Friends will again lead a circuit of rallies across America to raise support for the homeless veterans on our streets. The rallies will feature a color guard, speakers, an open bar, and recognition of veterans who are in attendance. Invited speakers include 2008 Presidential candidates or their representatives. A complete schedule of rallies can be found at the end of this press release.

There are approximately 300,000 homeless veterans on our streets any given night. About 3,000 of the valiant troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are now homeless veterans. The VA only funds 12,000 beds a years for these homeless veterans.

The burden for supporting homeless veterans comes to rest on the approximately 250 not-for-profit transitional facilities in our country. Only about 50 of these receive any kind of VA funding, and even then, this funding is inadequate. Closer to home, the VA funds only 56 beds for homeless veterans for the entire state of Iowa.

“We want to help everyone we can, but we have to start with the core,” said MAJ Brian Hampton USAR (ret), President of the Circle of Friends for American Veterans.
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