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By Scott Smith / Times Record / ssmith@swtimes.com
Posted Jul 4, 2018, at 12:45 AM
Virtually anyone can help a veteran directly or indirectly; all it takes is a kind-hearted effort, according to one official.
Those wishing to help “make a difference and honor our veterans” can donate to Next Step Homeless Services’ new Go Fund Me campaign to raise money to pay for a new transitional home for an area homeless veteran and his or her family, said Kim Wohlford, executive director for Next Step Homeless Services.
“We are going to keep having the Go Fund Me campaign open for the next 30 days at GoFundMe.com/Freedom-House-For-Homeless-Veterans, and we’re excited because there’s nothing like this in the region,” she said. “We are asking for $30,000, and the total cost of the house is $85,000.
“David Dillmeier of Dillmeier Glass got us kicked off with a $50,000 donation, and we are doing all of this through private funding; there’s no government funding involved,” Wohlford added. “All donations are tax-deductible.”
Named the Jack Bradley Freedom House after the late Jack Bradley, a Korean War veteran who lived in the area and was Dillmeier’s father-in-law, the home will be “over 1,000 square feet” and will be built at 2105 Wirsing Ave. by Compass Construction, Wohlford said. The house will have two bedrooms and one bath and will be completely furnished, she said. read more
