Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Vidal with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, serves lunch to a homeless veteran during Stand Down 2017 at the All Wars Memorial Building in Atlantic City, , May 17, 2017. Airmen from both the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing volunteered at the Stand Down. The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs along with other federal agencies, veterans’ organizations, and other relief agencies co-hosted the Stand Down providing more than 100 homeless veterans with access to healthcare, mental health screening, substance abuse couns
Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Vidal with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, serves lunch to a homeless veteran during Stand Down 2017 at the All Wars Memorial Building in Atlantic City, , May 17, 2017. Airmen from both the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing volunteered at the Stand Down. The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs along with other federal agencies, veterans’ organizations, and other relief agencies co-hosted the Stand Down providing more than 100 homeless veterans with access to healthcare, mental health screening, substance abuse counseling, social services - food stamps and unemployment, legal services, religious counseling, a hot meal, and clothing. Stand Downs are grass roots, community-based assistance programs to help veterans’ battle life on the streets and serve as a catalyst that enables homeless veterans to re-enter mainstream society. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen/Released)
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