For more than a decade, the Vets on Track Foundation has been providing household furniture and accessories for veterans, first responders and their families who have transitioned into permanent housing from being homeless. While our efforts have kept most from returning to the streets – we’ve learned that furnishing homes isn’t enough. For many, having a home brings on new challenges that they weren’t ready to face.

The Mission – “Beyond the Streets” 

The mission of the Vets on Track Foundation’s “Beyond the Streets” Program, is to end veteran homelessness and significantly reduce the number of suicides by helping re-build self-worth, dignity, pride, and purpose. These are all traits needed to make a successful transition from homelessness and return as a valued member of society. The Vets on Track Foundation ensures that each veteran exiting homelessness has the necessary resources to make a smooth transition. From household furnishings and follow-on care, we eliminate a huge financial burden and truly give our unsung heroes a hand-up in restarting their lives.

Life Skills Training

“Beyond the Streets” doesn’t end when the veteran or first responder enters housing, follow on care through Life Skills training continues for as long as the client needs support.  Life Skills are the skills that many people take for granted, like personal hygiene, managing money, shopping, cooking, running a home and maintaining social networks. They are essential for living independently. Many veterans who have experienced homelessness, especially chronic homelessness, lack these skills either because they never acquired them or because they lost them through extended periods of homelessness. Helping those experiencing homelessness acquire life skills can help them move on from homelessness and resettle into the community as productive neighbors. Life skills training is different from support, help or assistance in that the aim is to promote self-sufficiency.