Tunnel to Towers provides 3,000 homes for homeless Vets in LA

 Washington Examiner:

For years, homeless veterans camped outside the gates of the Department of Veterans Affairs office in Los Angeles and peered into the 388-acre campus that was meant to be their home following military service.

The land was donated in 1887 for the sole purpose of housing veterans following the Civil War, located near what is now the celebrity enclave of Brentwood. Instead, UCLA built a stadium there , and Marriott Hotels and 20th Century Fox leased space along with others. It seemed like everyone had a home except the homeless veterans spread throughout Los Angeles.

Then, the cost of building housing for large numbers of veterans became mired in legal challenges and red tape as the decades dragged on.

Now, Tunnel to Towers has entered the picture and has provided a large undisclosed grant to get a project moving to build housing for 3,000 homeless veterans on the property. The first group will be able to move into their new apartments at the end of the year, said Brad Blakeman, Tunnel to Towers senior adviser.

The charity was created following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by Frank Siller, whose firefighter brother, Stephen, died after entering the tunnel to the Twin Towers. It has raised more than $250 million to house injured first responders or pay off mortgages for family members of those who have died.
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As I recall, I first heard about this group from Rush Limbaugh who supported their efforts.  To my knowledge, they have a good track record.  I am surprised there are that many homeless veterans in the LA area.

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