Valor Village provides a wonderful service:
Valor Village Foundation, Inc. is a non profit organization that has been established to provide a network of safe, comfortable homes (Staytions) where families of incarcerated military veterans can stay free of charge. There is nothing more important than consistent support during confinement. Valor Village ensures that you can be there for visits, court proceedings, and legal meetings without the crippling housing costs.If you know families with a family member who is an incarcerated veteran, pass this information along to them.
Updated November 3:
As Two States East said, this is a growing program. I contacted Valor Village myself and Angela Johnson, executive director said,
...we provide advocacy information and support to family members, regardless of their location. Our Support Service number is (202) 476-9058.
Support is critical to empowering family members to effectively care for themselves throughout the crisis of their loved one's incarceration, so that they can learn about and leverage all available resources, veterans benefits, and legal options pertaining to justice-involved veterans.
We will be updating the website soon, but do not want to discourage any family member from calling before we do so.
Please do include the phone number. Isolation impedes action. We are available 24-7 to take calls. [My emphasis.]This is a powerful service for families of incarcerated veterans. Many thanks to Valor Village for seeing a need and stepping up to do something about it.
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Two States East comments : I called the number shown and talked with a nice lady there named Angela. The program is new and growing. It is already established now in Virginia. They also don’t discriminate as to what the conviction crime the Veteran was involved in. If you can help or know of any incarcerated Veteran in Virginia, please contact her.
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