Boeing is Helping Wounded Warriors
September 27, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business
The Boeing Company was recently recognized for their support of Operation Homefront Village in San Antonio, Texas. Operation Homefront Village provides a number of services including housing for wounded warriors.
Said Kevin Devine of Boeing: “The Boeing Company knows the importance of supporting the warfighter, whether in battle or after they have returned home. Operation Homefront Village in San Antonio not only takes care of our wounded warriors but also gives their families care and support as the injured service member prepares to transition to civilian life.”
At the Operation Homefront Village, veterans receive help in the may forms including workshops, support groups and writing classes for resumes. At the end of the stay, the veterans are also assisted in finding permanent housing. Outside of San Antonio, there is another Operation Homefront Village in the state of Maryland.
“By providing these fully furnished apartments on a rent-free basis, complete with utilities, Internet access, phone service, cable television and the other comforts of home, we try to provide an atmosphere that allows families to focus on getting back on their feet,” said Jim Knotts, the CEO and President of Operation Homefront. “It is our desire that our nation’s wounded warriors and their families will consider the villages as places of hope, comfort and reassurance.”
Operation Homefront (Image: Flickr)
