Our Veteran Services programs originally began in 2005 with Freedom House, our first homeless shelter for veterans in Portage County. Yet, over the past twenty years, the cost of providing this programming has increased, and emergency funds from the COVID-19 epidemic are no longer available. Where we once received $150 a night from the Department of Veterans Affairs to support a veteran in our housing programs, we now receive $70. The cost of rent, utilities, food, and other necessities remains at an all-time high. Your support can make a significant difference in offsetting these rising costs, and you can help ensure that every veteran we serve has a place to stay – whether it’s a shelter or a place they rent or own. Please help us keep our doors open and services available and ensure that no veteran, regardless of gender or family makeup, goes without a place to call home.

Through our naming rights program, you can honor a veteran from your family or the community by purchasing naming rights at one of our facilities that provides housing to homeless veterans. 100% of the funds donated will go directly to helping veterans experiencing a housing crisis in your community. Have questions? Contact Matthew Slater, Director of Development, at 330-687-8136 or by email at [email protected].