VOLUNTEER TIMES: OUR GRATITUDE BELONGS
TO:
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Thursday, November 17 , 2011 Vietnam Veterans of America (Chap 317)
SET UP
Department of Labor (Veterans'
Through out day, beginning at 7:00 a.m. until complete
Employment & Training Service)
WHY STAND DOWN? Veteran’s Administration (Kansas City, MO,
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Friday, November 18 , 2011
Combat Vets
VETERAN & VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION, COMMUNITY
SERVICE, ESCORTS, FOOD SERVICE SECURITY AND CLOTHING Patriot Guard
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Waldo’s Pizza
Liberty Fruit
DISMANTLE American Waste
4:30 p.m. – until complete
Humana
NOVEMBER 18TH, 2011
The Whole Person FRIDAY 7:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Park University
Workforce Development Veteran registration ends at 1:00 p.m.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Kendalwood
University of Kansas, Veterans Upward
Bound Program
VOLUNTEER! Artic Glacier Ice
STAND DOWNS are operated entirely by dedicated American Legion
volunteers, continued success is dependent on the Local Unions 31, 249, and 1021
contributions of our community.
A variety of volunteer opportunities are
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Sprint
OFFERING
available; sitting on a committee, giving time at
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care A HAND UP…
the event – working with veterans, set up or tear
down. State Street NOT A HAND
US Foodservice OUT!
DONATE! Greg-Klice Community Center
If you’d like to support our mission, monetary and The Jazz District
in-kind donations are warmly welcome. We are in
great need of cold weather items; clothes, coats,
Chris Cakes MEMORIAL HALL
Kansas City Free Health
blankets, tents, boots, etc. All donations to the
Jewish War Veterans
600 7TH STREET
Heart of America Stand Down are tax deductible,
we are a 501(c)(3). Company, church, and club Lions Club KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
item drives and/or cash donations also welcome Goodwill Industries 66101
and so appreciated! Please request a receipt Unity Temple on the Plaza
upon your donation. United Way CONTACT JENNIFER AT
United Missouri Bank 816-519-8796 OR
CONTACT!
JENNIFER GOULD at 816.519.8796
Pioneer Services
KCSTANDDOWN@YAHOO.COM
Gail’s Harley-Davidson
or KCStandDown@yahoo.com Harley Davidson Motor Company
AND MANY, MANY MORE…
WHY STAND DOWN? SERVICES AVAILABLE: IMPORTANT:
On any given night, in the Kansas City metro, Mental & Physical Health Services, including Please bring photo ID with you and if first visit
there are over 2,400 homeless veterans, dental and vision at Stand Down, your DD 214
sleeping on the streets. Veterans that served Substance Abuse Counseling & Referral
and fought for this country. Belongings can be checked in at registration
Social Services: IRS, Social Security, HUD, WIC, and maintained in a secure area. Access is
Our mission, at The Heart of America Stand BFMA, etc. granted during the event, if needed.
Down, is to provide marginal and homeless Educational, vocational, & employment Access badges identify veterans for many of
veterans with access to short and long-term services our services, please keep on person. Escorts
resources needed to begin rebuilding their lives. Identification Cards are on site to assist in finding services, please
Best practices research shows that the most Veterans Benefits utilize these individuals!
effective way to break the cycle of homelessness Hair Cuts We provide for marginal or homeless veteran
is with a coordinated community effort. With and their dependents. Dependents are spouse
Clothing & Hygiene Kits
local resources, we come together, in one and/or child/ren under the age of 18.
location, to serve those who served us. Chaplain/Spiritual Services
Women Veterans Services AND PLEASE REMEMBER TO
Since 1993, the Heart of America Stand Down
Foundation given our veterans a safe, warm, Modern Warfare Services THANK YOUR VOLUNTEERS!
drug and alcohol free environment in which they Housing Assistance
have access to various resources and assistance Youth Activities
to work with them and rid barriers that prohibit
Family Counseling
them from fulfilling, productive lives. A
Credit Counseling
PICK-UP POINTS:
generious community involvement for all their
needs. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Hope Faith, Virginia & Admiral
City Union Mission, 1108 E. 10 Street
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OUR RULES: KC Rescue Mission, 1520 Cherry
Restart, 8 & Paseo
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Very simple: Hope Faith Ministries, 1605 Charlotte
New Life Evangelistic Center, 609 Forest
WHAT IS A STAND 1.) NO FIGHTING Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13 &
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DOWN? 2.) NO STEALING Broadway
KCCC, 15 & Campbell
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In time of war, a Stand Down is time away from 3.) NO PROFANITY Vet Center, 4900 Main Street
combat, where the service man or woman can go
to recoup, relax, rest, and unwind. A one or two
4.) NO SEXUAL HARASMENT INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
day break away from the war zone. 5.) NO DRUGS Crossroads
They are given clean uniforms, they can sleep, 6.) NO ALCOHOL
shower, get mail from home, eat a warm meal, and KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
just breathe. 7.) NO WEAPONS Salvation Army, 6723 State Avenue
St. Mary’s Hot Lunch Program, 6 &
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Some of our vets are still in a war, at home. Often 8.) NO EXCEPTIONS Nebraska
times they refer to the streets as a battlefield. We
Shalom, 2100 N. 13 Street
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give them a break from their war at home. Individuals acting less than honorable will be
escorted from the property and denied reentry.