ATLANTA — Mayor Kasim Reed announced on Veteran’s Day his collaboration with United Way in a push to end military veteran homelessness in the city of Atlanta.
Mayor Kasim Reed joined United Way of Greater Atlanta CEO Milton Little to provide an update on the City of Atlanta’s goal to move all homeless veterans into housing by the end of 2015. This campaign is part of a collaborative effort to meet President Obama’s goal of ending veterans homelessness across the country by the end of 2015.
Reed and Little were also joined by: Leslie Wiggins, Director, Atlanta VA Medical Center; Jack Hardin, Chair, Regional Commission on Homelessness; and Cathryn Marchman, Executive Director, Partners for H.O.M.E. at a press conference on Veteran’s Day at the United Way of Greater Atlanta.