Jefferson Awards: Volunteer helps troubled veterans get back on track
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
By Sally Kalson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sidney Singer almost wasn't accepted into the Army as a young man because of poor eyesight. That would have been the military's loss in more ways than one, because since then he's proved it doesn't take 20-20 vision to be a visionary -- or personal wealth to make a vision come true.
For more than a decade, Mr. Singer, 83, has been the driving force behind Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard, a $2.5 million transitional housing facility in Larimer for former military men and women struggling with psychiatric issues, substance abuse and homelessness.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
By Sally Kalson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sidney Singer almost wasn't accepted into the Army as a young man because of poor eyesight. That would have been the military's loss in more ways than one, because since then he's proved it doesn't take 20-20 vision to be a visionary -- or personal wealth to make a vision come true.
For more than a decade, Mr. Singer, 83, has been the driving force behind Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard, a $2.5 million transitional housing facility in Larimer for former military men and women struggling with psychiatric issues, substance abuse and homelessness.
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