Dozens Sleep in Cars to Support Veterans

Dozens Sleep in Cars to Support Veterans
FOX 29
By: Erin Nichols

The face of homelessness in San Antonio is changing.

Every day, young homeless veterans and their families have no place to go, but there's an area organization working to shed some light on their struggle.

The Alamo Area Mutual Housing Authority sponsored “One night, one hope” Friday night at Woodlawn Lake.

AAMHA is a nonprofit group that works to help get people back on their feet

The event asked participants to walk in someone else’s shoes and spend a night sleeping in the cars or in tents.

AAMHA Executive Director Jennifer Gonzalez says the homeless veteran population in San Antonio is on the rise, and many times the veterans stay under the radar.

Veterans, and sometimes their entire families, are sleeping in their cars at parking lots.

Gonzalez says they get 20-25 calls a day from veterans needing help.
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