This morning we are honored host the first national Robin Hood Veterans Summit at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. This all-day event includes voices from business, government, nonprofits and the media working to make veterans’ issues a national priority.
A few of our panelist include: Admiral Mike Mullen, General Stanley McChrystal, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Senator Patty Murray. And we are grateful to have the participation of Jon Stewart, Katie Couric, Gayle King, Willie Geist, Brian Williams, and Tom Brokaw who will all help facilitate the day’s discussions.
The video above is the banner for our event being hoisted yesterday afternoon.
Over our 24 year history, Robin Hood has always helped veterans through the hundreds of programs we support. Over the past few years we’ve been disheartened to see an increasing number of veterans – men and women who raised their hands to serve our country — come to the soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and mental health clinics that we fund.
“Most important of all, we’re going to mount a major new effort to help the New Yorkers who’ve defended our nation’s freedoms find the jobs and housing they deserve. Today, there are some 9,000 unemployed veterans in our city. There’s no excuse for that. And that’s why this year, with the help of the Robin Hood Foundation, our Workforce One Centers will offer new services to connect veterans to jobs.”
— Mayor Bloomberg at today’s “State of the City” address announcing our partnership with the City of New York to provide veterans with the resources they need to find work.
Every Veterans Day, we honor the men and women who serve in our armed forces. Robin Hood honors these brave Americans with the Veterans Initiative we announced in August – an effort to eliminate street homelessness among veterans within two years. Robin Hood is connecting programs to address all aspects of veterans’ needs. With housing, medical care, job training and mental health support, New York City can be the first city in America to solve this problem.
Make this Veterans Day meaningful. Help us end street homelessness among veterans in New York City.
