According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are over 2 million female veterans in the U.S. When these women enter life after service, they sometimes struggle with finding employment or housing. A veterans advocacy group in Pittsburgh, Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, is trying to reduce the number of homeless female former servicemembers in the region.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the city is home to the 7th largest female population, and the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania created Project Journey to support them. In the program, female veterans and their families can go to the Crafton House where they will be given a room, access to the home's facilities and a pan of brownies.
The house provides a safe place for female veterans to get back on their feet. According to local news affiliate WPXI 11, Crafton House is located near a local VA and has counselors on site.
Project Journey's main goal is to provide a helping hand for female veterans trying to transition back into civilian life. The organization told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that it understood the difficulties veterans faced upon returning home and wanted to alleviate some of them.
For more information on Project Journey, click here.