The nations largest Stand Down event connecting homeless and other military veterans with support services opened Saturday at the Los Angeles Convention Center to an expected 2,500 former service members, about one-fifth of them women. A vast meeting hall in the convention center was split into two sides — one reserved for women and women-specific services. The other side was for all vets. Some picked up blankets, others got job leads, free phones or access to mental health counseling. There was food, housing aid, showers, even makeovers. The event becomes a vets job fair on Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the convention center.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:38:11 +0000
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