Number of Homeless Female Veterans on the Rise; Final Salute Inc. Answers the Call
Unique non-profit developed to provide housing assistance to homeless female Veterans
Arlington, VA (PRWEB) December 13, 2010
Final Salute Inc. (http://www. finalsaluteinc. org) was founded in November 2010 by a group of female Veterans and Veteran Advocates who became aware of the large number of homeless female Veterans in the United States.
There are currently over 13,000 homeless female Veterans in the United States. For the sacrifices they and their families have made, this is an unacceptable state for any of them to be in.
It is unfortunate for any Veteran to be homeless, but most Americans are not even aware that a homeless female Veteran population exists.
The mission of Final Salute Inc. is to provide homeless female Veterans with a place to call home.
Final Salute Inc. is taking a three-pronged approach to addressing the issues associated with the homelessness of female Veterans: Awareness. Assistance. Aspiration.
Over 2,000,000 female Veterans have served with honor and pride since the Revolutionary War.
More than 200,000 female Veterans have deployed during the Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) Campaigns.
Of these 200,000, more than 600 have been wounded and over 100 have been killed.
There are 500 transitional housing programs for male veterans in the United States. Some of these locations accept female Veterans, however, female Veterans who may have experienced military sexual trauma (MST) may not be comfortable staying in co-ed facilities. There are other affordable housing programs and temporary housing units available to all Veterans, but the waiting lists are long and some female Veterans have minor children; some facilities cannot accommodate children.
Some of these female Veterans receive VA compensation, however, in most cases, the compensation received from the VA does not cover all associated cost of living.
Final Salute Inc. is the the only non-profit organization that offers housing assistance exclusively to homeless female Veterans.
With the help of the American people and corporate sponsors, we know our mission is achievable.
Why are we doing this? Because it’s the right thing to do.
We are currently looking for Local, Regional, and National Apartment Associations to partner with Final Salute Inc. and provide these homeless female Veterans with safe, temporary housing until we have completed our residential communities.
Once established, The Rental Partnership Program will provide homeless female Veterans with temporary housing within 90 days of being accepted into our Housing Assistance Program.
We understand that being placed on a waiting list for housing can sometimes equate to months and even years; we feel these homeless female Veterans have waited long enough.
You have vacant units; there are homeless female Veterans who need housing (make the connection).
We are initially looking to partner in the following areas: California, DC Metro Area, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and Texas.
These areas have the largest populations of female Veterans and are also the areas where we have chosen to build our initial communities.
Get Involved:
Donate – visit http://www. finalsaluteinc. org to make an on-line donation or mail donations to Final Salute Inc., P. O. Box 156, Haymarket, VA 20168
Corporate Sponsorships - If you are interested in becoming a Corporate Sponsor, please contact us at 1-866-720-9171 or send an email to Sponsorship(at)finalsaluteinc(dot)org.
Rental Partnership - If you are interested in becoming a rental partner, please contact at 1-866-720-9171 option 1 or email us at RPP(at)finalsaluteinc(dot)org.
Volunteer – Visit our site to sign up as a volunteer http://www. finalsaluteinc. org/volunteer0.aspx.
Blog Support – Visit our site and post a comment in support of homeless female Veterans http://www. finalsaluteinc. org/blog0.aspx.
Upcoming Events:
Dinner and a Movement - Public Service Announcement (PSA) Fundraiser:
Date/Time: March 4, 2011/ 8:30 pm
Location: Fogo De Chao
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
Price: $300 - Individual
$550 - Couples
$750 - Groups of 3
$900 - Groups of 4
$175 - Groups of 5 or more (per person)
Menu: http://www. fogodechao. com/fileadmin/site_files/Fogo_Menu_Web. pdf
What’s included: Dinner, Salad Bar, Dessert, Drinks (limitations apply)
Please RSVP via email to Donations(at)finalsaluteinc(dot)org by February 21, 2011.
About Final Salute Inc:
Final Salute Inc. is a non-profit organization which believes in paying homeless female Veterans with the proper respects due to them for the service and sacrifices they have provided to our country. Final Salute Inc. also works with the female Veteran in establishing a plan towards independence by partnering with other organizations that provide assistance to Veterans i. e. job training, career centers, mental health and counseling services.
Support homeless female Veterans at http://www. finalsaluteinc. org.
Contact Us:
Contact Number
Toll Free 1-866-720-9171
Follow voice prompts for the department you wish to reach.
Email:
Send general questions to GQuestions(at)finalsaluteinc(dot)org
Send questions to our staff to Leadership(at)finalsaluteinc(dot)org
Send questions about donating to Donations(at)finalsaluteinc(dot)org
Send questions about sponsorship to Sponsorship(at)finalsaluteinc(dot)org
Send questions about rental parnership to RPP(at)finalsaluteinc(dot)org
Mailing Address:
Final Salute Inc.
P. O. Box 156
Haymarket, VA 20168
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