Hope For Veterans Program

Creating a brighter future for individuals recovering from mental illness and substance abuse by providing housing and services in a dignified, respectful, and person-centered way.

Description:
Veterans constitute a disproportionate share of our country's homeless population. It is estimated that in New Jersey as many as 6,500 former servicemen and women will sleep on the street or in shelters on any given night.

Hope for Veterans is a transitional housing program developed by Community Hope for veterans having honorably served our country in time of need who have since fallen upon hard times.

Hope for Veterans sees to break the cycle of homelessness by helping veterans establish independence and live with the dignity they deserve.

History:
Community Hope has been helping individuals recover from mental illness and substance abuse in specialized residential programs since 1986. In 2004, we directed our experience in residential services to address the needs of homeless veterans.

Contributing to the high rate of homelessness among veterans in our area are issues such as substance abuse, depression and post-traumatic stress.. all further compounded by a lack of affordable housing. The Hope for Veterans Program opened as a 75 bed transitional housing facility serving honorably-discharged homeless veterans.

In 2007, Community Hope opened a new wing, expanding the program to 95 beds in order to meet the need for shelter and services.

Contact person: J. Michael Armstrong, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (973) 463-0595

Address:

199 Pomeroy Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.communityhope-nj.org

Directions:

*Mapquest will direct you to the other side of Pomeroy Road, Please use the directions below. From Points West Take Route 80 East to Exit 43 (Somerville/Morristown). Merge onto I-287 South, onto Parsippany Road and through a blinking fire-house light. Pass through. . . (more)

Last updated on January 5, 2009