Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center will supply homeless and local veterans with winter clothes, a few warm meals and better access to the services they provide at the annual El Paso County Stand Down.
The Stand Down will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15 at Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs.
During the event, up to 10 veterans will be chosen for the Transitional Housing Initiative, which is a program that is designed to find veterans permanent housing and jobs to move them into more stable living conditions.
UCHealth is a partner of this program and will be offering counseling and training for 30 days.
Last year, nine veterans were chosen for this program and eight have since found homes and jobs.
Last year's Stand Down event helped a total of 126 veterans.
This will be the fifth annual Stand Down hosted by Mt. Carmel.
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Massive search effort underway in Colorado for 2 missing hunters
For several days, a search effort has been underway for two missing hunters in southern Colorado. According to the Conejos County Sheriff's office, they responded to the Rio De Los Pinos Trailhead to make contact with two people who were reported overdue while elk hunting on Sept. 13.
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