Homes for the Brave News
ABRI announces a major expansion of services. Our new project, "Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes," will open
a new transitional supportive housing program for homeless female veterans. Click here for more information.
Read "The Perimeter", Homes for the Brave's Newsletter:
Upcoming Events
6th Annual Homes for the Brave Golf Tournament
Monday, June 28, 2010 at The Connecticut Golf Club in Easton, CT. The outing will include a continental breakfast, barbecue lunch, and buffet
dinner. There will be numerous contests, raffles, and silent and live auctions.
Click here for more information and to download golfing and sponsorship forms.
Thank You!
Homes for the Brave hosted its 5th Annual Homes for the Brave Golf Tournament on June 26.
We would like to thank all those individuals and organizations that made tournament possible. Click
here for a the complete story.
Homes for the Brave would like to say thank you to the sponsors of the 1st Annual HBA Motorcycle Ride, "Bikers for the Brave". Click here for more information.
- May 22, 2010, West Shore Middle School students hold a dinner and raffle to benefit Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes, by Chris Rhatigan, New Haven Register.
- March 6, 2010: Keila Torres of The Connecticut Post, "Sanctuary planned for homeless women veterans." Ms. Torres writes about ABRI's and Kick for Nick's partnership, the challanges that female veterans face, and Female Soldiers:Forgotten Heroes.
- March 1, 2010: Keila Torres of The Connecticut Post, "Forgotten heroes, women veterans struggle to gain recognition, support." Ms. Torres writes about women's lives after deployment and about Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes.
- February 28, 2010: Steve Kobak, The Norwalk Hour, "Without Home - Veterans on the street grow." Mr. Kobak highlights the still growing problem of homelessness among veterans in Connecticut.
- January 31, 2009: News Channel 12, "Veterans volunteer, chop wood for heating program"
"Some Connecticut veterans volunteered Saturday by chopping wood for the Weston Kiwanis Organization's
winter heating program. The Kiwanis Organization says some of the wood was sold to raise money for the Warm Up Fund, which helps low income families
pay their heating bills. The rest of the wood was given to those who use it as their sole source of heat.
"'I think in times like these, we're all learning once again to pitch in and help out,' Ricky Dennis, an Army veteran, says.
"Most of the veterans who volunteered currently live at Bridgeport's Homes for the Brave, a transition[al] housing
complex that offers homeless veterans a place to live and adapt to civilian life. The veterans who participated in the event say the day of
volunteering also gave them the opportunity to display their skills and network with others as they seek employment.
"The Kiwanis Organization says the veterans chopped more than 100 truckloads of wood. By the end of Saturday, they raised more
than $1,100 for the Warm Up Fund."
- November 23, 2008: CT News Channel 8 (WTNH) reports on the growing rate of homelessness among Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans and about Homes for the Brave. Click here to read and watch the story.
- June 25, 2008: "A Home for the Brave", Kristen Deptula's video about Homes for the Brave on MTV's Think website. Click here to watch the video.
- May 1, 2008: Homes for the Brave received a 2008 Award for Advancing Minority Mental Health. Click here to read the press release from the American Psychiatric Foundation.
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