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"Stand Down" Offers Resources to Veterans

"Stand Down" is a tern that comes from times of battle when troops could rest and recover. This Stand Down provides an opportunity to all veterans to receive information about vital services they and their families may need.
Media release
Health and Human Services

Posted

For Immediate Release: Monday, September 20, 2010

Sponsored by: Health and Human Services Department, Division

"Stand Down" Offers Services to Veterans, Families

Verterans and their families needing assistance are invited to attend a "Stand Down" at the Forest Grove National Guard Armory from 10am to 2pm on Wednesday, October 6th. The veterans committee for the Division of Aging and Veteran Services for Washington County in coordination with the State Employment Division is hosting the event.

The Veterans Administration and many other governmental and community-based agencies will be in attendance to provide a host of services and information which will include health screenings, job opportunities and the chance to register with the VA for medical care and other benefits.

"Stand Down" comes from times of conflict when combat personnel were exhausted and in need of rest and a period to recover and renew their spirit. Adverse conditions that homeless veterans face include lack of shelter, unemployment, physical and emotional disabilities, legal difficulties, substance abuse and hopelessness.

A veterans "Stand Down" is designed to assist in transforming the despair and immobility of homelessness into momentum necessary to get into recovery, resolve legal issues, seek employment, gain access to health and educational services, as well as reconnect with the community.

Doug MacEllven, Veterans Service Supervisor for Washington County states that, "Forest Grove was chosen as the site for the first Tualatin Valley Veterans Stand Down because it was felt that the Stand Down should come to an area where many of the homeless veterans are underserved."

For more information, please call 503-846-3056

Media Contact:

Rebecca Tabra, Program Educator
503-846-3087
[email protected]