DENVER - Homeless veterans can get a hot meal, clothing, a flu shot and other help at the annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down at the Denver National Guard Armory Thursday.
Help available includes dental screenings, haircuts, sleeping bags, boots and repairs for hearing aids and glasses.
It happens from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 5275 Franklin Street in Denver. Special bus transportation is available from St. Francis Day Shelter, Samaritan House, and the Denver VA Medical Center.
More than 460 homeless vets got help at this event last year.
"Stand down" is a military term for a temporary halt in an offensive.
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security and other agencies are there to help with benefits, housing referrals and legal services.
Similar events have taken place or are in the works in about 60 cities nationwide. The VA estimates that nationwide, about 131,000 veterans are homeless on any given night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
Help available includes dental screenings, haircuts, sleeping bags, boots and repairs for hearing aids and glasses.
It happens from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 5275 Franklin Street in Denver. Special bus transportation is available from St. Francis Day Shelter, Samaritan House, and the Denver VA Medical Center.
More than 460 homeless vets got help at this event last year.
"Stand down" is a military term for a temporary halt in an offensive.
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security and other agencies are there to help with benefits, housing referrals and legal services.
Similar events have taken place or are in the works in about 60 cities nationwide. The VA estimates that nationwide, about 131,000 veterans are homeless on any given night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
