“Veterans Place gave my son a place to breathe, to heal, and to start over.”
– A Grateful Veteran’s Mom
About Our 11 for 11 Campaign
At Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard, your support provides homeless and at-risk veterans with housing, meals, job readiness, community, and individualized case management.
This Veterans Day, we’re asking our supporters to donate $11 and challenge 11 friends to do the same.
At Veterans Place, we are dedicated to improving the lives of veterans by connecting them with the tools, resources, and support they need to build self-sufficiency and long-term stability.
Through strong community partnerships, we unite our networks, expertise, and compassion to help veterans grow, thrive, and achieve their fullest potential.
Sidney Singer, a member of the Jewish War Veterans, Post 718, to provide a safe haven where military veterans could continue their recovery from chronic mental illness, established veterans Place of Washington Boulevard in 1996.
1998
Jewish War Veterans Post 718 purchased a parcel of blighted property with run-down row houses on Washington Boulevard. Over the next ten years, Sidney Singer fought tirelessly to raise over $2.5 million in government and foundation grants to transform the site into an administration/service building and 13 townhouses that can accommodate up to 48 veterans.
2008
The townhouse renovations were completed and Veterans Place became the only single-room occupancy, transitional housing center for homeless vets in the region.
2009
Veterans Place was overseen by a management company in cooperation with the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System until the hiring of its first executive director in 2009.
2017
In 2017 and again in 2020, Veterans Place received a three-year Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) grant from the Department of Labor, specifically designed to add evidence-based employment tactics that will help assist homeless and unemployed veterans.
2018
Veterans Place began construction on the Veterans Resource Center to provide a welcoming and safe environment to our veterans.
2019
Veterans Resouce Center renovations were completed. With support from Walmart, Kozi Media Design, and many others, Veterans Place Veterans Resource Center incorporated a smart classroom, food pantry, computer lab, laundry, and shower facilities for veterans that seek assistance.
2020
Several blighted buildings were demolished to make room for current services offered at Veterans Place.
