By Jonathan Black, NewsObserver.com June 2, 2014 BUTNER — The town has received a $4.2 million grant to fund the first phase of a complex which aims to house homeless and at-risk veterans. The Veterans Life Center will use the grant to refurbish the first and largest building at the former John Umstead Hospital, which […]
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McCrory announces federal grant for Veterans Life Center
May 27, 2014 RALEIGH, N.C. — Governor Pat McCrory announced Monday that a $4.2 million grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development will be used to create a facility for homeless veterans. An unused state building in Butner will become the Veterans Life Center, a place where homeless vets can find the […]
First phase of $11M Veterans Life Center in Butner to open in early 2015
Amanda Jones Hoyle, Staff Writer- Triangle Business Journal May 27, 2014 More details are coming out about the proposed new Veterans Life Center facility for homeless military veterans at the John Umstead Hospital Complex in Butner. John Turner, executive director of the Raleigh nonprofit agency supporting the proposed Veterans Life Center, says the renovation of […]
Raleigh Event Raises Money For New Housing For Homeless Veterans
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Governor Patrick McCrory, was sworn-in Saturday as governor, ended his first day on the job with veterans at “A Salute to North Carolina Veterans” at the Hilton hotel in North Raleigh. The fundraiser was the first of its kind for the Veterans Leadership Council of North Carolina – Cares, a […]
Veterans to receive assistance from renovated Butner facility
By John Howell, Jr, DailyTarHeel.com January 8, 2013 Hundreds of N.C. veterans will soon receive counseling, education, housing and job training with the renovation of a facility located just north of Durham. State leaders, including Gov. Pat McCrory, say the center will assist the state’s rising number of homeless veterans. The Veterans Administration Medical Centers […]