Tampa Air Force Veteran Lillian Flores Gets Place To Call Home

Lillian Flores lived briefly with her son and then in a room at a neighbor’s house before receiving aid to get her own place.

Tampa Air Force Veteran Benefits From Program For Homeless

By JOHN W. ALLMAN

The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 3, 2008

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TAMPA - After a lifetime of service to her country and her family, Lillian Flores found herself without a home to call her own.

The 50-year-old Air Force veteran had lost her mother and moved in with her son in Tampa. Then she ended up in a room at a neighbor's house nearby.

Finally, in 2007, she was able to take advantage of a federal program designed to help military veterans who are homeless or dealing with issues beyond their control.

The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program was created in 1992 as a joint effort between the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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