Since opening its doors in 2002, ABRI/Homes for the Brave has provided safe housing, vocational training and job placement, mental health and addiction services, and life skills coaching to help individuals, especially Veterans, leave homelessness behind. To date, the organization has worked with more than 700 individuals.
Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. (ABRI) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. ABRI/Homes for the Brave oversees four programs. These programs are Homes for the Brave, Waldorf House, the Homes for the Brave Veterans Service Center, and Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes.
A great need exists for the housing, case management, and vocational services these programs serve. Veterans represent 26% of America’s homeless population.1 1 out of 3 homeless men, who sleeps in a doorway or alley in our communities, has worn a uniform and served the United States.2
In Connecticut, between 3,000 and 4,000 Veterans do not have homes.3 The most effective programs for homeless Veterans are community based, nonprofit, Veterans helping Veterans groups.
Our Mission:
With an emphasis on veterans, we provide the housing and services necessary to help homeless individuals return to a productive and meaningful life.
1 ‘Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans,’ Homeless Research Institute, November 2007.
2 National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.
3 DOD/VA National Conference, Las Vegas, 2009.
