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Results: 100% of the funds raised for the Veterans Matter program go to help house veterans locally, regionally or nationally, wherever the greatest need is. In other words, anywhere there is a veteran waiting for a home tonight, we will be there!

Target demographics: We serve the unhoused and marginally-housed, individuals and families, all ages, races, ethnicities, regardless of mental or substance histories.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Veterans Matter - 1,300+ veterans and veterans' families housed to date in 13 states. Project Connect - Proudly aided in bringing one-day, one-stop events to Hancock, Defiance, and Lenawee counties (Ohio/Michigan). Tent City - Nearly 1,000 guests were served in the Toledo area's 2016 weekend event

Geographic areas served: Veterans Matter operates in any area we have adequate funding and HUD/VASH housing vouchers are available. We currently operate in 13 states and Washington, DC.

Programs: Veterans Matter: Veterans Matter seamlessly integrates local communities, foundations, corporations and veterans groups with the VA & HUD. We channel our support exclusively, directly and immediately to move local chronically unhoused veterans off the streets and into permanent, supported housing. Once housed, services are lined up to the help veterans and their families recapture their lives and return to domestic autonomy. Tent City: Started in 1990, our annual Tent City brings the entire community together to provide solutions, 1 at a time. We provide medical, dental, food, clothing, the return to housing, and other services to those in need, 1 at a time. Each person truly connects with another, with new opportunities and perspectives, to create mutual accomplishment. That’s a 1Matters Tent City. Project Connect: A grant from the Toledo Community Foundation – Promedica Advocacy Fund allowed us replicate the program in Hancock, Defiance, and Lenawee counties. Each person truly connected with others, with new opportunities and perspectives, with a feeling of accomplishment.