Mental health clinic for active-duty, veterans coming to North County

OCEANSIDE — Later this year, a new Oceanside clinic will provide mental health services for veterans, active-duty service members and military families living in North County. The Cohen Veteran Network, or CVN,  together with Veterans Village of San Diego will open telehealth services through the new Steven A. Cohen Military Family...

KUSI: Veterans Village of San Diego holds one-day Stand Down 2021

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Stand Down 2021 is an annual event for homeless veterans, veterans at risk of homelessness, or unemployed. This resource fair is at Veterans Village of San Diego’s main campus and it includes appearances by the Padres Friar and the Pad Squad. View story here: https://www.kusi.com/veterans-village-of-san-diego-holding-one-day-stand-down-2021/

VVSD Distribute Food to Hundreds of Military Families

Feeding San Diego and the Veterans Village of San Diego teamed up for a Memorial Day weekend benefit. Excerpt via NBCSandiego.com: It’s a scene that’s played out too many times, especially in the past year-and-a-half. Hundreds of cars line up to collect donated food for their family. “Kind of saddened...

Veterans Helping Veterans: A Feeding Heroes Distribution

Veterans and military families are invited to join us on Thursday, May 27 for a special free food distribution that celebrates our military community and honors and remembers those who have given their lives for our freedom. As part of the Feeding Heroes initiative, Feeding San Diego has partnered with...

Retired From Navy, Now Serving Veterans

Our staff member Will retired from the Navy at the rank of Chief Petty Officer after 22 years of service. During his Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) application process, he asked to be placed in any position that would allow him to help veterans. He ended up in the...

Lead Case Manager Talks About Homelessness Stigma

We asked Melissa, Lead Case Manager at our Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) Temporary Bridge Shelter, what she wants people to know about our veterans. She had this to say: "At the end of the day, they are people. I think a lot of times, the homeless, there's a...

USMC Veteran Goes From Shelter to College

USMC veteran James D. spent six months at our Temporary Bridge Shelter before coming into our Bridge Transitional Housing program. Right now, he is living in a VVSD apartment while he gets his affairs in order. He just enrolled in college and accessed his VASH benefits and is currently working...