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Northeast Veterans Outreach Center
Today Patrick and the Murphy campaign visited Haverhill, meeting with seniors at their center, and touring the Northeast Veterans Outreach Center. While we didn’t stay for bingo, Patrick was well-received and well-wished, with many seniors promising their support. At the Veterans Outreach Center, Executive Director John Ratka led a tour of the facilities, which were very impressive. The center has a number of newly renovated and well-kept buildings both for housing veterans and for providing meals and recreational and meeting space.
The center is an outstanding model for others in the state that share its main aims in serving our veterans. The center provides veterans of all wars with a wide range of services, from daily meals, to housing, counseling, job training and preparation, and is a great source of stability. For those veterans who are homeless or have substance abuse problems, the center has a proven, comprehensive approach to rehabilitating and rebuilding their lives. The center works to facilitate the provision of medical and mental health care required of individuals, and to also help residents earn their keep, either through employment or community service. There are three different kinds of housing. The center groups residents based on their ability to operate independently. In the final stage of housing, residents pay for their own single apartments, hold jobs, and are productive and independent members of the community. There remains at all stages the support of the center and this encourages greater development, rehabilitation and confidence. The center also has a number of computers and opportunities for recreation. Additionally, the center has set up a telephone connection with web cam for those who want to communicate with their friends and family serving overseas, and hopes to set up more of these kind of video-phone stations.
One of the great privileges of this campaign has been meeting all kinds of good people doing good for people in this district. Private contributions comprise about 3-4% of the center’s total operating budget. We are proud, particularly after our tour with Mr. Ratka who is most certainly one of these good people, that it is one of our chosen charities. The center has proven to make the most of each dollar it receives, and to be an invaluable service for many of the Merrimack Valley’s veterans. I encourage you all to visit our fundraising page and donate to the center. It is well-run, well-cared for, and deserving of your generosity. For more information, you may visit the center’s website.