WHAT:
U.S.VETS celebrates its 25th Anniversary at its first veteran’s facility in Inglewood. Highlighting the Memorial Day event will be the renaming of U.S.VETS LA to U.S.VETS INGLEWOOD.
Celebrating 25 years of service in the Inglewood Neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Memorial Day / Weekend event will host political dignitaries and special guests. Highlights for the event will also include commemorative ceremony honor Veterans, a community resource fair (open to the public), live music and color-guard ceremony along with a reception honoring the veteran residents of U.S.VETS Inglewood and its community and neighborhood.
WHO:
Stephen J. Peck (President/CEO, U.S.VETS), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA District 43), Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. and Veterans color-guard and band along with neighborhood leadership and businesses.
U.S.VETS is the Nation’s largest non-profit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-risk Veterans. With 20 residential sites and 9 service centers in 13 cities across 5 states (AZ, CA, HI, NV, TX), the District of Columbia and the territory of Guam, U.S.VETS provides vital services such as: counseling, job placement, case management, employment assistance and drug and alcohol-free housing.
WHEN:
Friday, May 25, 2018
10:00am – Press Arrival
10:30am-2:00pm – Ceremony, Reception and Site Tours
WHERE:
U.S.VETS INGLEWOOD
