Housing Assistance which placed him into a hotel temporarily. He was also duel-enrolled in the HVRP program in hopes of attaining training toward gainful employment.

Since coming to VSC, he has enrolled in VA medical coverage, enabling him to attain a Primary Care Physician, and has been placed in sustainable housing in an apartment. This apartment was then completely furnished by Military Missions In Action, Veterans Bridge Home, and Veterans Services of the Carolinas.

Alquan completed job training and accepted an employment offer for a security officer position, and Military Missions in Action donated a car so that he could have transportation to and from work!

Right after beginning his security officer job, Alquan suffered knee damage. The VA medical coverage paid off as he required surgery and a cast. Alquan will be able to keep his new job as he recovers for 6-8 weeks, but for now he is resting comfortably in his new furniture and he has a kitchen full of groceries, donated by the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

Alquan's journey through our various programs is a prime example of how we continue to collaborate with other community providers to make sure that our Veterans are completely supported.

Patrick Williams is an Army Vet that first enrolled in HVRP in March 2021. He is currently enrolled in the CWT Program through the VA. One of his goals was to take Peer Support training because his calling is to help others in his same situation. He quickly enrolled in a Peer Support Specialist course and completed the training by the end of the month.

Because of his hard work through the CWT program, he was offered a full time job in housekeeping at the VA in Salisbury, NC. This enabled him to finally acquire his own housing by the end of April 2021 after being homeless for over six months. Mr. Williams continues to work hard to improve his life and is an inspiration to us all. Way to keep pushing!

My name is Robert Fuller, I am a veteran of the US Army and was honorably discharged in October of 1986. I am happily married with 5 children and 5 grandchildren. Three of our children still reside at home, which gives us a five-member household. Prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, our situation was very stable, however, once the pandemic occurred, the stability that we enjoyed for so many years began to unravel.

Army Veteran Mr. Greene reached out to VSC with several service needs. Mr. Greene expressed that he was facing imminent homelessness due to losing his full time job. Mr. Greene was trying to make ends meet by working at a Temp Agency in the interim, but was still just scraping by.

In coordination with HVRP Case Managers Michael Robinson & Tera Jabs, on May 26, 2021, the Hilton Garden Inn Asheville Downtown, honored Army Veteran William (Billy) Hundley & Army Veteran Perry Rozzelle during its first Military Appreciation Month surprise staff luncheon.

Congratulations to Navy Veteran and HVRP participant Maurice Chambers who was recently awarded a Road to Hire Cyber Security Apprenticeship!

Mr. Cloer, an Army Veteran had been living in Hickory, NC when he suddenly came down with an infection in early 2020 that put him in a comatose state in the hospital for several months.

Mr. Billy Joe Collins, an Army Veteran, came to VSC for services as he had been living in his car in Caldwell County for over a year. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on nearly all of the local homeless shelters, Mr. Collins was housed in a hotel in Catawba County while his case manager proceeded to search for sustainable permanent housing for him.

Mr. Garrett is an Army veteran that enrolled into our HVRP employment program back in January.

In February 2020, Navy Veteran Ray reached out to Veterans Services of the Carolinas for services. He was literally homeless, living in his vehicle and was unemployed.

In the spirit of ABCCM serving community needs where they are needed most, Veterans Services of the Carolinas (VSC) continues to expand operations for Veterans and their families.