CBS 4 Miami: Miami Man Turns Life Around, Gives Back to Fellow Vets
One veteran spent the holiday serving the people who need it most. He knows the tragedies of war can affect civilian life, and he's trying to use that knowledge to help others.
Cedric Halyard is the Veterans Outreach Director for Operation Sacred Trust, an organization led by Carrfour Supportive Houisng – Florida's leading affordable housing developer – that helps veterans find housing, jobs, and services. Halyard told CBS4's Maggie Newland that helping homeless and ...
Operation Sacred Trust Combats Veteran Homelessness in South Florida with $1 Million Grant
By Christiana Lilly
While the nation thanks its veterans this weekend for their service to the country, many of those veterans are struggling on the streets of South Florida.
Cedric Halyard was one of them but he has gone from a homeless drug user to the outreach ...
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created a new generation of veterans — many of whom have returned only to encounter serious financial burdens as the nation’s economy struggles to find its footing. For these heroes, the excitement of coming home has been marred by the reality that ...
South Florida’s At-Risk Veterans Benefit From $1 Million Federal Grant Awarded to Operation Sacred Trust
Carrfour Supportive Housing serves as lead applicant for Department of Veterans Affairs-funded initiative.
MIAMI, FL – November 7, 2012 – Help is on the way for thousands of U.S. military veterans returning to South Florida from combat overseas as four local organizations team up to ease the transition for soldiers coming home. With support from a new $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Carrfour Supportive Housing – Florida’s largest ...
