Stand Downs are one part of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ efforts to provide services to homeless veterans. Stand Downs are typically one to three day events providing services to homeless Veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment. Stand Downs are collaborative events, coordinated between local VAs, other government agencies, and community agencies who serve the homeless.
The first Stand Down was organized in 1988 by a group of Vietnam Veterans in San Diego. Since then, Stand Downs have been used as an effective tool in reaching out to homeless Veterans, reaching more than 200,000 Veterans and their family members between 1994-2000.
The stand downs currently planned for 2009 are listed below:
Date |
# of Days |
Location |
Contact |
Phone Number |
8/8/09 |
1 |
Seminole County, FL |
Heather S. Gallagher |
321-397-6614 |
8/13/09 |
1 |
Memphis, TN |
Ovul Ince |
901-523-8990 ext. 7085/5661 |
8/14/09 |
1 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Daleth C. Jean-Jules |
269-966-5600 ext. 31648 |
8/14/09 |
1 |
Hillsborough County, FL |
Wendy Hellickson |
813-979-3559 |
8/15/09 |
1 |
Hamilton, MT |
Mark D. Anner |
406-447-7192 |
8/20/09 |
1 |
Marysville, CA |
Tracy Cascio |
510-587-3405 |
8/22/09 |
1 |
Lancaster, CA |
Betty Zamost |
310-268-3508 |
8/28/09 |
1 |
Duluth, MN |
Jo Weable |
612-467-1771 |
8/28-29/09 |
2 |
Roxbury, MA |
Maura Squire |
617-792-0791 |
8/28-29/09 |
2 |
Dorchester, MA |
Karen Guthrie |
617-232-9500 ext. 44947 |
8/29/09 |
1 |
Post Falls, ID |
John E. Davis |
509-462-2500 ext.4002 |
8/29-30/09 |
2 |
Anaconda, MT |
Mark D. Anner |
406-447-7192 |
8/09 |
2 |
Eagle Butte, SD |
Linda Chleq |
605-347-7000 ext. 97379 |
8/09 |
1 |
Brunswick, GA |
Michael Bland |
478-272-1210 ext. 2189 |
9/2/09 |
1 |
Bismarck, ND |
Diana Hall |
701-238-7131 |
9/3/09 |
1 |
West Palm Beach, FL |
Carla-Paula daSilva |
561-422-6870 |
9/10-12/09 |
3 |
Sonora, CA |
Stacy Studebaker |
650-444-8034 |
9/9-11/09 |
3 |
Compton, CA |
Charlie M. Lonon |
562-826-5373 |
9/11/09 |
1 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Sarah Oliver |
309-786-1614 |
9/11/09 |
1 |
Asheville, NC |
Allison Haberfield |
828-298-7911 ext.15506 |
9/12/09 |
1 |
Billings, MT |
Mark D. Anner |
406-447-7192 |
9/12-13/09 |
2 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Stephen Bennett |
215-823-5800 ext. 5506 |
9/17/09 |
1 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Debra A. Williams |
205-554-2000 ext. 2416 |
9/17/09 |
1 |
Huntington, WV |
LeeAnn Bills |
304-429-6755 ext. 3711 |
9/17/09 |
1 |
Marion, IL |
Adam Coleman |
618-997-5311 |
9/17/09 |
1 |
Bonham, TX |
Tammy Wood |
214-467-1863 |
9/17/09 |
1 |
Wellsboro, PA |
Ann Smith-Howles |
607-664-4372 |
9/17-19/09 |
3 |
Rock Island, IL |
Sarah Oliver |
309-786-1614 |
9/18/09 |
1 |
Greensboro, NC |
Hattie Johnson |
704-638-9000 ext. 3011 |
9/18/09 |
1 |
Sacramento, CA |
Tracy Cascio |
510-587-3405 |
9/18/09 |
1 |
El Paso, TX |
Joel A. Arrigucci |
915-564-6159 ext. 7544 |
9/18-19/09 |
2 |
Helena, MT |
Mark D. Anner |
406-447-7192 |
9/18-19/09 |
2 |
Prescott, AZ |
John Shebek |
928-445-4860 ext. 6380 |
9/18-20/09 |
3 |
Southern OR |
Thomas P. Marshall |
541-830-7468 ext.3585 |
9/18-20/09 |
3 |
Cumberland, RI |
William Hart |
401-254-8447 |
9/19/09 |
1 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Barbara Gilbert |
414-342-2224 |
9/19/09 |
1 |
Titusville, FL |
Heather S. Gallagher |
321-397-6614 |
9/19-20/09 |
2 |
Colville, WA |
John E. Davis |
509-462-2500 ext.4002 |
9/19-20/09 |
2 |
Palo Alto, CA |
Keith W. Harris |
650-493-5000 ext.27119 |
9/19-21/09 |
3 |
Boulder Creek, CA |
Kate Severin |
650-493-5000 ext.22581 |
9/23/09 |
1 |
International Falls, MN |
Jo Weable |
612-467-1771 |
9/24/09 |
1 |
Bakersfield, CA |
Betty Zamost |
310-268-3508 |
9/24/09 |
1 |
Bemidji, MN |
Jo Weable |
612-467-1771 |
9/24-25/09 |
2 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Larry Chatman |
405-456-1708 |
9/24-26/09 |
3 |
Great Falls, MT |
Mark D. Anner |
406-447-7192 |
9/24/09 |
1 |
Evansville, IN |
Adam Coleman |
618-997-5311 |
9/25/09 |
1 |
Pueblo, CO |
Jack Freeman |
719-667-5588 |
9/25/09 |
1 |
Welch, WV |
William Workman |
304-255-2121 ext.4864 |
9/25/09 |
1 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Candice Cummings |
605-336-3230 ext.6135 |
9/25/09 |
1 |
Alexandria, LA |
Rena D. Powell |
318-466-2773 |
9/25/09 |
1 |
Muncie, IN |
Naomi Nicastro |
260-426-5431 ext. 71662
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9/25/09 |
1 |
Big Spring, TX |
Bill Groth |
432-263-7361 ext. 7059 |
9/25/09 |
1 |
Cherry Hill, NJ |
Stephen Bennett |
215-823-5800 ext. 5506 |
9/26/09 |
1 |
Orlando, FL |
Heather S. Gallagher |
321-397-6614 |
9/09 |
1 |
Savannah, GA |
Michael Bland |
478-272-1210 ext. 2189 |
9/09 |
1 |
Iron Mountain, MI |
Nicole Foster Holdwick |
906-774-3300 ext. 32541 |
Fall/09 |
1 |
Manchester, NH |
Lisa Winn |
603-624-4366 ext.3622 |
10/3/09 |
1 |
Latham, NY |
Donna K. Vaughn |
518-626-5167 |
10/3/09 |
1 |
Atlanta, GA |
Calvin Scott |
404-321-6111 ext. 7437 |
10/3-4/09 |
2 |
Libby, MT |
John E. Davis |
509-462-2500 ext.4002 |
10/7-8/09 |
2 |
Houston, TX |
Derrick Morrison |
713-791-1414 ext. 6399 |
10/9/09 |
1 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
Daleth C. Jean-Jules |
269-966-5600 ext. 31648 |
10/9/09 |
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Sioux City, SD |
Candice Cummings |
605-336-3230 ext.6135 |
10/10/09 |
1 |
St Louis, MO |
Evelyn Paul |
314-289-6547 |
10/13-15/09 |
3 |
Dixon, CA |
Tracy Cascio |
510-587-3405 |
10/14-15/09 |
2 |
Detroit, MI |
Linda Jones |
313-576-3870 |
10/15/09 |
1 |
Selma, AL |
Debra A. Williams |
205-554-2000 ext. 2416 |
10/15/09 |
1 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Jack Freeman |
719-667-5588 |
10/16-18/09 |
3 |
Nashville, TN |
Dee Wheeler |
615-327-4751 ext.5133 |
10/17/09 |
1 |
Newark, NJ |
Victor Carlson |
908-647-0180 |
10/18/09 |
1 |
Columbus, OH |
John Roszkowski |
614-439-8971 |
10/20/09 |
1 |
Lexington, KY |
Larry Endicott |
859-233-4511 ext. 3253 |
10/22/09 |
1 |
Lacrosse, WI |
Cindi Groskreutz |
608-372-7768 |
10/23/09 |
1 |
Dayton, OH |
Krissy Walker |
937-268-6511 ext. 2481 |
10/23/09 |
1 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
Naomi Nicastro |
260-426-5431 ext. 71662
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10/23-24/09 |
2 |
Gainesville, FL |
Vianne Marchese |
352-379-7461 |
10/23-25/09 |
3 |
Anderson, CA |
Tracy Cascio |
510-587-3405 |
10/24/09 |
1 |
Sapulpa, OK |
Christina Perez-Lanik |
918-610-2015 |
10/24/09 |
1 |
New Orleans, LA |
Kenneth Rocky |
504-412-3732 |
10/24-25/09 |
2 |
Salisbury, MD |
Patricia A. Lane |
410-642-2411 ext. 5506 |
10/30/09 |
1 |
St Cloud, MN |
Stephen Eisenreich |
320-252-1670 ext. 6158 |
10/31/09 |
1 |
Yakima, WA |
Jessie Santos |
509-457-2736 |
10/31/09 |
1 |
Manatee County, FL |
Carrie Meo-Omens |
727-398-6661 ext. 4711 |
10/09 |
1 |
Biloxi, MS |
Brian Squyres |
228-523-4245 |
10/09 |
1 |
Mobile, AL |
Brian Squyres |
228-523-4245 |
10/09 |
2 |
Charleston, SC |
Donald Myrick |
843-789-7316 |
10/09 |
1 |
Pierre, SD |
Linda Chleq |
605-347-7000 ext. 97379 |
11/09 |
2 |
Charleston, SC |
Donald Myrick |
843-789-7316 |
11/6/09 |
1 |
Kansas City, MO |
Vicikie Eich |
913-682-2000 ext. 52401 |
11/6/09 |
1 |
Salt Lake, UT |
Rudy Johansen |
801-746-5561 |
11/6/09 |
1 |
San Antonio, TX |
Steve Shomior |
210-949-9005 |
11/6/09 |
1 |
Columbia, SC |
Rebecca H. Barnette |
803-776-4000 |
11/6/09 |
1 |
Roanoke, VA |
Gayle Sanford |
540-982-2462 ext. 1230 |
11/7/09 |
1 |
Augusta, ME |
Amy Tague |
207-623-8411 ext. 5658 |
11/7/09 |
1 |
Pembroke, NC |
Edgar Norwood |
910-488-2120 ext. 5679 |
11/10/09 |
1 |
Chicago, IL |
Eugene Herskovic |
312-569-8387 |
11/10/09 |
1 |
Mankato, MN |
Jo Weable |
612-467-1771 |
11/10/09 |
1 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Gregory F. Abernathy |
702-636-3000 ext.6054 |
11/13-15/09 |
3 |
Huntsville, AL |
Willie Fields |
205-933-8101 ext. 6751 |
11/14/09 |
1 |
Lee County, FL |
Carrie Meo-Omens |
727-398-6661 ext. 4711 |
11/19-20/09 |
2 |
Shreveport, LA |
Carolyn Green |
318-990-4404 |
11/20/09 |
1 |
Lake City, FL |
Vianne Marchese |
352-379-7461 |
11/21/09 |
1 |
Lancaster, CA |
Betty Zamost |
310-268-3508 |
11/23/09 |
1 |
Freeport, NY |
Greg Curran |
631-261-4400 ext.2204 |
11/09 |
1 |
Scotts Bluff, NE |
Linda Chleq |
605-347-7000 ext. 97379 |
12/5/09 |
1 |
Martinsburg, WVA |
Michelle Cook |
304-263-0811 ext. 4014 |
12/19/09 |
1 |
Dallas, TX |
Tammy Wood |
214-467-1863 |
12/09 |
1 |
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
Brian Squyres |
228-523-4245 |
12/09 |
1 |
Pensacola, FL |
Brian Squyres |
228-523-4245 |
12/09 |
1 |
Richmond, VA |
Raymond Patterson |
804-675-5000 ext. 4191 |
TBD |
1 |
Fayetteville, NC |
Edgar C. Norwood |
910-488-2120 ext. 5679 |
TBD |
1 |
Baltimore, MD |
Patricia A. Lane |
410-642-2411 ext. 5506 |
TBD |
1 |
Walla Walla, WA |
Chris Oliver |
509-525-5200 ext.22690 |
TBD |
2 |
Fargo, ND |
Diana Hall |
701-238-7131 |
TBD |
1 |
Grand Forks, ND |
Diana Hall |
701-238-7131 |
TBD |
1 |
New Town, ND |
Diana Hall |
701-238-7131 |
TBD |
1 |
Polk County, FL |
Wendy Hellickson |
813-979-3559 |
TBD |
1 |
Fayetteville, AR |
Brian McAnally |
479-444-4004 |
TBD |
1 |
Pasco County, FL |
Wendy Hellickson |
813-979-3559 |
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*Indicates event planned for that month, exact date not determined. TBD stand down planned, date
not yet determined.
For additional information on Stand Down dates and locations, please contact the Homeless Veterans Programs Office at (202) 461-7401.
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