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More than 90% of the housing units are spoken for and more than 40 veterans have already moved in, but Thursday marked the official completion of what amounts to a renaissance on part of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home campus.
Six buildings have been preserved and rehabilitated. The complex s centerpiece, Old Main, is the original Soldiers Home that opened in 1867 and housed generations of vets before falling into disrepair and closing in 1989. The former Administration Building, just south of Old Main, as well as three duplexes and a single-family home on the grounds, also have been restored for veterans housing.
The six buildings will offer 101 supportive housing units for veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Posted by Correspondent | May 7, 2021 | Curated |
The Captain John D. Mason Veteran Peer Outreach Program, in collaboration with the Southeastern Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Taskforce and BeThereWis.com, is bringing the Gun Shop Project and Safe Storage Program to local communities across Wisconsin.
The program, developed by Safe Communities of Madison-Dane County, works with Wisconsin gun shops and ranges to provide two levels of support to the gun-owner community that address firearm suicides.
Firearm safety: Gun shops will provide materials to customers and staff about suicide prevention and responsible firearm ownership developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), American Foundation on Suicide Prevention, and the VA.
Vietnam Veteran and VA volunteer John Ziegler, 74, is featured in a multimedia outreach campaign designed to reach people reluctant to get the vaccine.
JANESVILLE
Betty Johns and Annie Kessler can be found Thursday afternoons in the gift shop at SSM Health St. Mary s Hospital-Janesville, where they argue about rival baseball teams or pore over cooking magazines when they re not helping customers.
The pair chat like lifelong friends, but they met just a couple of years ago while volunteering at the hospital.
Their responsibilities include the gift shop and baking cookies in the lobby during the highly anticipated monthly cookie days.
Their post at the gift shop involves more than just sales. They re there to provide a listening ear or word of advice for people who are visiting loved ones on some of their bestâor worstâdays.