Homeless Awareness Day connects veterans to resources
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Another wabash valley organization has a similar mission of helping veterans.
The "loyal veterans battalion" is working to help all veterans.
The group hosted a "homeless awareness day" at gilbert park in terre haute.
Everyone was invited to to free event.
We spoke with battalion leader "mike egy."
He says he picked a saturday picked a saturday because he knows most food kitchens are closed.
The group served up 4-hundred hotdogs.
Representatives from organizations like "reach veterans services"... the salvation army... and 2-sober living homes where also there to talk about resources they can offer.
Egy says... homelessness is a serious issue right here at home.
15:54:53 - 12 "i don't think people in terre haute realize that we have over 500 people homeless in vigo county and 175 of those are veterans so it's a very important issue in today's society, especially with the covid-19 situation going on."
Egy says this is the first time the loyal veterans battalion