NEW BLOOMFIELD — Welcome Home has been serving veterans in mid-Missouri for over 30 years.
“All it took to motivate a Columbia group of Vietnam Veterans to action was for one of their brothers-in-arms to die alone on the streets,” the organization’s website says.
“They refused to accept Veteran homelessness, invested their own money, opened a shelter, and Welcome Home was born.”
Megan Sievers, the executive director of Welcome Home, says the organization’s top goal is to end veteran homelessness.
“We feel very strongly that no veteran should be on the street,” Sievers said.
The Welcome Home campus in Columbia is home to a transitional shelter for homeless veterans and their families.
Welcome Home also partners with multiple organizations to help provide permanent housing.
Welcome Home also has a program to help veterans get back into the workforce.
You can visit Welcome Home’s website to learn how you can get involved and help local veterans.
