Veterans Affairs Moves to Renovate Buildings in Los Angeles for Homeless Vets

vienna · 06-21-11, 07:22 PM

http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/124320934.html

Something that was long overdue...

I had a grandfather who served in the Navy in WW1 and when his wife passed away in the late 1950's, he opted to live in the Veterans Home in Yountville, Caliifornia. We visited him there and were amazed at how well cared for the vets were and at the beauty of the grounds and facilities provided for the vets. When I moved to Los Angeles, I couldn't believe how shabby by comparison were the Veterans faclities on the Westside adjacent to UCLA. Wilshire Boulevard, a main East-West route through the city passes by the Veterans facility; I have often taken the city bus on Wilshire Blvd. from downtown to the Westside and have seen many men who were obviously down on their luck board the bus downtown from the homeless areas and travel to the VA facility. The juxtaposition of the shattered men shambling off the bus to seek some sort of help in the midst of one of the most well-off areas of the city is jarring. One can say what they will about the ACLU, but, in this case, I applaud their effort.

BTW, if you want to see what the Yountville facility is like, click
on this link:

http://www.cdva.ca.gov/homes/Yountville.aspx

The Los Angeles facilities are nowhere near as good...

06-21-11, 07:22 PM	#1
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Veterans Affairs Moves to Renovate Buildings in Los Angeles for Homeless Vets http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/124320934.html Something that was long overdue... I had a grandfather who served in the Navy in WW1 and when his wife passed away in the late 1950's, he opted to live in the Veterans Home in Yountville, Caliifornia. We visited him there and were amazed at how well cared for the vets were and at the beauty of the grounds and facilities provided for the vets. When I moved to Los Angeles, I couldn't believe how shabby by comparison were the Veterans faclities on the Westside adjacent to UCLA. Wilshire Boulevard, a main East-West route through the city passes by the Veterans facility; I have often taken the city bus on Wilshire Blvd. from downtown to the Westside and have seen many men who were obviously down on their luck board the bus downtown from the homeless areas and travel to the VA facility. The juxtaposition of the shattered men shambling off the bus to seek some sort of help in the midst of one of the most well-off areas of the city is jarring. One can say what they will about the ACLU, but, in this case, I applaud their effort. BTW, if you want to see what the Yountville facility is like, click on this link: http://www.cdva.ca.gov/homes/Yountville.aspx The Los Angeles facilities are nowhere near as good...