PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Michael Moreno, Vice President of Chapter 126 of Vietnam Veterans of America, on Homeless Veterans Essential Needs Shop
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Michael Moreno, a Vietnam Veteran and Vice President of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 126, shares information about a new Homeless Veterans Essential Needs Shop at the New York Veterans Hospital. The shop provides clothing and essential items to homeless veterans who come to the hospital for treatment or medication.
- The shop is stocked with thermal clothing, coats, scarves, jackets, hats, and other items purchased by the organization.
- Homeless veterans are asked if they need clothing when they visit the hospital and are directed to the shop on the 15th floor.
- This initiative demonstrates a collaborative effort between veteran organizations and hospital services to support homeless veterans.
Michael Moreno
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Well, great to be here.
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Thank you all for for, giving me so much information and opening my eyes.
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I'm a Vietnam Veteran, combat.
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I'm a grunt.
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And I'm also the vice president of Vietnam Veterans of America in chapter one twenty six.
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We're in Manhattan, but we reach Aurora.
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I'm pleased to say that we have been working with the veteran services, the the director of veteran of volunteer services at the New York Veterans Hospital, and we've opened what's called an homeless veterans essential needs shop.
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Okay?
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We filled the place with clothing that will be either purchased, which we purchased thermal underwear because it's so cold out there.
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I don't wanna say underwear.
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Thermal clothing, coats, scarves, jackets, hats, and and and we stocked up a room very, very with a lot of stuff.
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And when homeless veterans come to the hospital for treatment, for their medications.
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They're asked if they need clothing, and they go up to the shop.
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They go up to a ward on the Fifteenth Floor.