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More than three-fourths of homeless veterans suffer from either substance abuse or mental health problems, or both.
Operating under the auspices of the Building Industry Association of Superior California, last year HomeAid Sacramento, builder captain Renaissance Homes and Stafford King Wiese Architects broke ground on a sorely needed 8,300 square-foot expansion of the Sacramento Veterans Resource Center.
The new wing will house a 19-bed residential drug and alcohol treatment program for male and female veterans who need the intensive recovery services of a 90-120 day residential program.
The center, one of the largest of its kind in the country, assists veterans who find themselves temporarily homeless, unemployed or underemployed and provides a wide variety of support and referral services designed to help veterans return to a fully functional and sustainable lifestyle.
HomeAid Central Massachusetts, directed by the Builders Association of Central Massachusetts, has identified Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. (MVI) as its first care provider.
Established in 1992, MVI has provided a safe, strictly enforced drug- and alcohol-free transitional environment for more than 2,000 veterans.
HomeAid plans to build an eight-bed transitional housing shelter that will serve homeless women veterans in Worcester, MA.
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