Maine Uses Military Settlement to Buy House for Veteran Resource Center
Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Category: Advocacy/Outreach - Maine
Ruth Moore, a Navy veteran of Milbridge, purchased a home with monies she received from a Department of Veterans Affairs claim. She plans to collaborate with the University of Maine at Machias, offering students who "want to become counselors or work in social services to live in the four-bedroom house, located at 12 School St., as part of an internship. The long-term plan includes converting a garage into a 12-bed homeless shelter for veterans and building an addition that would house homeless veterans with families." She plans to be a 24/7 resource for Washington County.
Read the full article at: Bangor Daily News