by Chris Pfohl | Sep 6, 2024 | Daily Life, Residents
Helping veterans find hope behind the wood and strings of an acoustic guitar. Most of us have a minor life story about our early exposure to music. I can remember summer Saturday nights at a friend’s house, where his dad and three or four of his friends would sit in...
by Chris Pfohl | Apr 16, 2024 | Daily Life, Residents
One of the first things that exposes you to danger upon entering military service is permission. I know that sounds ridiculous but let me explain. Once you arrive at Boot Camp in the darkness of night and are greeted by a crisply uniformed and rabidly unfriendly Drill...
by Chris Pfohl | Jun 9, 2023 | Daily Life, Residents, Success Stories
Not long ago, I received a call asking me to go check on a homeless veteran. The call came from three states away, from someone familiar with the veteran. I called the cell phone number given and spoke with Ben (not his real name, learning that he had been living in...
by Chris Pfohl | Mar 24, 2023 | Daily Life, Residents, Success Stories
Not too long after opening our doors, we took in a veteran who was well into his seventies. He had become vulnerable to homelessness and the availability of a bed with us was preemptive to that. His former military service was one of tension having spent time in the...
by Chris Pfohl | Feb 23, 2023 | Daily Life, Residents, Success Stories
One of our earliest residents was quite expressive with words and had a seemingly unlimited supply of them on any given day. But, he had one particular statement on repeat and if I heard it once, I heard it a thousand times. That was, “I’ve always wanted...
