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Transitioning from homelessness, Anthony Robinson became one of the first Veterans to secure a studio apartment on the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus. The Army Veteran, emerging from a 45-year struggle with addiction to cocaine and methamphetamines, is a grateful tenant of Building 207, one of four permanent supportive housing developments for Veterans.
Just a few months ago, Bill McGaughy lived alone in a van, spending what income he had on food. Now, he lives in an apartment, eating healthy, affordable meals in a community of previously homeless veterans like himself.
When Ernest McFadden returned home after completing his military service in 1973, the Army Veteran was advised not to wear his uniform in public again. It was not the welcome home he’d expected. Nor was the life-changing addiction that followed. Even with a job and his hard-fought sobriety, Ernest still couldn’t afford housing, becoming yet another statistic—one of LA’s working homeless.
Babs Ludikhuize spent her time in the Air Force learning to drive heavy trucks and shuttling supplies around the high desert. Now she draws from her past traumas with homelessness, substance use and mental health to help fellow Veterans with their struggles.
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