Tampa Facility Ready To Help Homeless Women Veterans
By SHERRI ACKERMAN | The Tampa Tribune
Published: October 6, 2008
TAMPA - Tampa Crossroads celebrated its new transitional housing program for homeless women veterans today with a tour of its 100-year-old boarding house facility and a ceremony honoring women who served their country.
The former Cueto-Sierra Boarding House at 1301 E. Columbus Ave. served as a temporary home for soldiers returning from war in the early 1900s and will soon house 16 female veterans.
The women, who are among an estimated 400 female homeless veterans in the Tampa Bay area, will receive treatment for substance abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, post-traumatic stress disorder and other issues.
They also will take part in job training and educational opportunities designed to help them back on their feet, said Sara Romeo, executive director of Tampa Crossroads, a social service agency that made a name for itself locally by working with ex-offenders.
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