Since opening its doors in 2002, ABRI/Homes for the Brave has provided 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 680 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, Veterans Service Center, and Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes.
A great need exists for housing programs and vocational services like these. 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.
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.
