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Veterens Village San Diego |
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4141 Pacific Highway
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San Diego |
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What is a Stand Down?
In times of war, exhausted combat units requiring time to rest and recover were removed from the battlefields to a place of relative security and safety. Today, Stand Down refers to a community-based intervention program designed to help the nation's estimated 200,000 homeless veterans "combat" life on the streets.
A hand up, not a handout philosophy of Stand Down is carried out through the work of thousands of volunteers and numerous organizations throughout the nation.
Over the years, VVSD has developed a continuum of care for veterans which stretches from the three days of outreach to homeless veterans at Stand Down to providing affordable, sober living houses for those who have successfully passed through VVSD's Veterans Rehabilitation Center.
1981: Veterans Village of San Diego was founded as the Vietnam Veterans of San Diego by five Vietnam Veterans, dealing with their own issues and addictions stemming from the Vietnam War. From the onset to the present day, VVSD has been dedicated to assisting needy veterans. 1984: Established "Landing Zone" on 11th Avenue near Market Street opened providing 44 licensed alcohol and drug treatment facility beds for Vietnam Veterans funded by County Alcohol and Drug Services.
1988: Established "Dust Off", an 18 bed transitional housing facility on 5th Avenue. During that same year VVSD founded Stand Down and served over 650 homeless veterans. VVSD is the model for the over 200 Stand Downs that now exist nationwide.
1990: Moved to the Veterans Rehabilitation Center (VRC) at 4141 Pacific Highway. The facility was a 1940's style motel with rooms older than most of the residents.
1990-1992: Raised nearly $1 million to remodel the VRC to an 80 bed licensed alcohol and drug treatment facility.
1995: Established a 44 bed sober living transition housing facility, New Resolve in Escondido.
1996: SDSU Sociologist Richard Hough completes a two-year scientific study of VRC program and concludes, "The social model program offered by VVSD is more effective than other known and tested treatments for this (veteran) population".
1997: In partnership with the City of San Diego opens the first emergency shelter focused on homeless veterans.
1999: Introduces the first-of-its-kind residential family program, Welcome Home Family program for homeless veterans and their families.
2001: VA awards VVSD nearly $1 million to add 80 beds to our VRC site. Peter Daugherty, Director of Homeless Programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. declares, "There is no finer program for homeless veterans in America than Vietnam Veterans of San Diego".
* Founders of Homeless Court working in partnership with San Diego Deputy Public Defender Steve Binder and Founders of the San Diego Child Support Program.
2003: Construction begins in Phase One of our major expansion and renovation program to revitalize its residential treatment facility to help even more homeless veterans and their families.
2004: Phase One construction continues to expand residential rooms for VRC, counseling center, kitchen and dining facility.
2005: Vietnam Veterans of San Diego announces a name change! We are now Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD).
2006: Phase One construction at VRC completed and opened for occupancy, adding early treatment beds, a new counseling center, a modern kitchen and dining facility.
2007: Phase Two of our major expansion begins at VRC to add new intake center, medical offices, employment and training department and administrative offices.
2008: Dedication of the Paul E. Nenner Memorial Courtyard.
2009: Phase Two completed and opened for occupancy. |
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