Homes for the Brave Holiday Collection Sponsored by Norwalk-Village Green Chapter DAR

The Norwalk-Village Green Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will be collecting items for Homes for the Brave this holiday season.    

Homes for the Brave, is a 42 bed transitional living facility, located in Bridgeport, CT, that opened in July 2002.  Homes for the Brave has served over 690 homeless male Veterans and non-veterans.  The facility contracts with the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and VA CT Healthcare.  In addition they have a partnership with The WorkPlace, Inc. to provide educational and vocational services. 

In 2010 the Homes for the Brave Veterans’ Service Center opened to offer services to meet the immediate basic needs and referrals to meet the long-term needs of any homeless Veteran and starting 2011 these services were expanded to serve female homeless Veterans and their children, through Female Soldiers:  Forgotten Heroes.

Each year the Norwalk-Village Green Chapter DAR collects goods for veterans or active members of the military.  This year donations will be going to Homes for the Brave. Donations will be collected by the Norwalk-Village Green Chapter DAR during the first two weeks of December and delivered to Homes for the Brave prior to Christmas.  For more information about Homes for the Brave or to find out how you too can make donations, visit http://www.homesforthebrave.org/.  The organizations wish list can be found at http://www.homesforthebrave.org/support-us/wish-list/.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation's children. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 175,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. To learn more about the work of today's DAR, visit www.DAR.org. Anyone interested in the Norwalk-Village Green Chapter and local membership can find more information at www.NorwalkVillageGreenDAR.org.