FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 10, 2020
Assist Needy Veterans in Reemployment Programs
Public Urged to Ship Food to Homeless Veterans During COVID-19
(JACKSONVILLE) – The coronavirus emergency is affecting everyone, including certain members of the Veteran community, and a local nonprofit is taking action. The We Can Be Heroes Foundation, based in Jacksonville, is requesting the public to send much needed nonperishable food and hygiene directly to the homeless veterans at the Clara White Mission in Jacksonville.
The foundation emphasizes these Veterans served honorably and are participating in reemployment programs. Donations can be made remotely to maintain social distancing; for the list of specific items and the shipping address, go to: https://WeCanBeHeroesFoundation.org/donations, and click the “Donate to Homeless Veterans” tab or call 904-373-8817.
The current social distancing rules and product shortages curtailed the We Can Be Heroes Foundation volunteers from their normal community pickup-and-delivery schedules of essential items. The COVID-19 guidelines also kept the foundation from hosting its periodic luncheons for Veterans at the Mission. With the continued help and donations from the public, these programs will be resumed.
“We miss serving the Veterans at the Clara White Mission. They were there for us and we need to be there for them,” said retired Navy Capt. Ryman Shoaf, national spokesman for the We Can Be Heroes Foundation. “They are our Heroes. Our message to them now: stay healthy. We’ll see you again soon.”
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We Can Be Heroes Foundation is an all-volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)3 public foundation located in Jacksonville, Fla. The Foundation honors the unsung heroes who walk among us, from Veterans, first responders, and medical personnel, to the custodial staff who clean up after the doctors and nurses finish. We Can Be Heroes Foundation celebrates these unsung heroes—and the extraordinary spirit of Americans—with publicity, periodic recognition programs and educational forums to promote American values. The Foundation publicizes and organizes community outreach to Veterans, and believes the highest act to honor our Veterans is paying it forward by serving the community’s less-fortunate…and inspiring the unsung hero in all of us to take action. Discount, business and help directories are provided to assist heroes and the people who support them. For more information, visit WeCanBeHeroesFoundation.org.