Our services include, but are not limited to providing shelter, food, clothing, referrals for education, individual & group counseling, training and job placement for our clients as long as needed. We also provide referrals and advocacy for any veteran in need, whether they are a part of our housing program or not. We provide rehabilitative services and access to those services necessary for our clients to totally reintegrate back into society.
At full capacity, we serve over 100 veterans at our six housing facilities located in Memphis, TN; which include transitional supportive housing at Madison & Vinton. Our permanent supportive housing locations are located at Court Avenue and Depot location has our Townhouses & SRO facilities. In addition to housing our Madison facility also provides a Drop-in Center, which provides meals to anyone who is hungry and offers showers, phone calls, bus tokens and referrals to all veterans in need.
Our newest addition is a 22,000 square foot building that will serve as our administrative headquarters & house our veterans in a 6.5 acre campus style facility that will not only be new individul housing, but enhanced transitional supportive services for our veterans. The facility will also offer services for our permanently housed veterans, such as an exercise gym, library, basketball gymnasium, hobby shop, music room & full service PC Lab. This new location will also allow for growth well into the future, as needed by our veterans.
Our Urban Farm & Garden, located at our Ball Road facility provides fresh food and improves the quality of life for our clients by utilizing therapeutic gardening, farm-to-table cooking courses, nutrition & environmental education classes, volunteer and employment opportunities, as well.
The majority of our staff consists of veterans, former clients or both. Our services are designed to meet their physical, social and psychological needs, to promote their health, security, happiness and usefulness in society.