51 homeless veterans housed at Ignatia House about to be homeless again

Formerly Homeless DC Veterans About to Lose Housing



District Homeless Veteran Program Needs Emergency Assistance



WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifty-one formerly
homeless veterans who live at Ignatia House on the grounds of the Armed
Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) in Northwest Washington must find new homes
by the end of next month to make way for a $2 billion redevelopment effort
on the grounds of the current housing site. The men and women of Ignatia
House, some of whom have been living at the House for years while seeking
employment and permanent housing, receive important health care services
from the VA Medical Center which is located across the street.



"Ignatia House helps make the lives of many veterans better," said
Stephanie Buckley, Regional Director of the United States Veterans
Initiative, the national organization that developed the supportive housing
program. "Our house is a community of individuals making progress one day
at a time. We hope there is a way to keep this important program going.
After all, there is such a need in the Washington area for the services we
provide."

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