U.S. VETS Barber’s Point

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MISSION

The successful transition of military veterans and their families through the provision of housing, counseling, career development and comprehensive support.

KEY SERVICES PROVIDED

Established in 1993 in California, U.S.VETS has been providing supportive services to homeless and at-risk veterans for over 2 decades and now operates 21 residential facilities and 9 services centers in 13 different cities across the U.S. to include the District of Columbia and Territory of Guam. It’s Barber’s Point location in Hawaii was established in 2003 and has served nearly 3,000 formerly homeless veterans to date. Some services include:

– Temporary financial assistance for veterans facing eviction or who have recently become homeless

– Facilitation of resources for veterans and non-veterans who are currently homeless

– Permanent housing assistance

– Comprehensive supportive services to include case management, benefits services, workforce development and employment reintegration

– Subsidized permanent housing vouchers to eligible veterans and non-veterans their families.

LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joseph A. Czyzyk, Chairman

Linda Miles, Vice Chair

Mike Roos, Vice Chair

Michael (Mike) Murray, Secretary

Herbert A. Lampert, Treasurer

EXECUTIVES

Steven J. Peck, MSW, President & Chief Executive Officer

Darryl Vincent, MSW, CSAC, Chief Operating Officer

ADVISORY COUNCIL

MAJ (Ret.) Al Denys, Chairman

Kehau Amorin

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Peter Ching

Leslie Cho

Kiran Polk

Sweetie Pacarro

MG (Ret.) Peter S. Pawling

MCPO (Ret.) Kevin Rathbun

Glen Van Ingen

Miguel Gonzalez

Dr. Rich Levine

HONORARY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Capt. (Ret.) Jerry Coffee

Tony Dias

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

Rick Hamada

Judge Ed Kubo

Councilmember Kymberly Pine

Lance Tanaka

Dr. Kim Cook, Executive Director

U.S.VETS

P.O. Box 75329 | Kapolei, HI 96707

(808) 672-2977

www.usvetsinc.org/barberspoint

facebook.com/usvetsbp

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