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Veterans Residence

 

The Salvation Army Veterans Residence (SAVR)

2933 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63103

Office: (314) 932-7794

Same Day Service: (314) 423-7770 (ext. 7739)

 

COMING HOME

Adjusting to life at home after returning from active duty, can be as trying as the war itself. Some veterans may find themselves homeless, estranged from families, and unable to live the lives they once knew. Seeing a need to expand the services of the Veteran’s Affairs Hope Recovery Center and the Midtown Services and Treatment Center, The Salvation Army implemented the Veterans Residence to accommodate the growing number of veterans in need. Thanks to The Salvation Army’s Homeless Veterans Services Program and the Veterans Administration, this plan reached fruition in November 2012. The new Veterans Residence offers a safe haven for veterans while they work to get their lives back on track, whether they served 40 years ago or just recently returned home.

 

THE BUILDING

The $9 million, three-story building houses 48 single apartments for both male and female veterans. Unlike traditional low-income housing, the Veterans Residence apartments feature aesthetics of superior quality, solid surface countertops, new appliances, and other high-end amenities. The building also boasts a computer lab. These homelike surroundings aim to give veterans something to work toward as they strive to reintegrate themselves into the society they risked their lives to protect.

THEIR STAY

Veterans staying at the facility, ideally leave with a job, money in savings, and a home to call their own. Upon entrance to the facility, veterans are given personalized, intensive case management. During this process, their strengths and weaknesses are recognized and then utilized to set manageable goals. Walking veterans through fundamental activities like grocery shopping is just one-way intensive case management can help provide them with a valuable, self-sustaining foundation for their new lives. Additionally, case managers will work diligently to reconnect veterans with their estranged families, as well as connect disabled veterans to valuable resources for disability benefits. Employable veterans will be given skills to procure a job, such as assistance with resumes and prepare for interviews.

APARTMENT FEATURES

  • 48 one-bedroom and loft style apartments
  • 411-450 sq ft. living quarters
  • Full bathroom, kitchen, and living | dining area

BUILDING FEATURES

  • Computer lab
  • Laundry facilities

 

   

 

SALVATION ARMY VETERANS STORIES

 

STAND DOWN/STAND UP! EVENT ELEVATES VETERANS

September 21, 2022

The Salvation Army was at Sept. 17’s Stand Down/Stand Up Event for Veterans!, raising awareness of our Veterans Residence services.

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PROTECTING VETERANS WITH TAILOR-MADE RESOURCES AT THE ST. LOUIS VETERANS RESIDENCE

July 1, 2022

Victor's job and family life crumbled in the wake of his mother falling ill with cancer and then passing away.

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VETERANS RECEIVE FOOD & HOME PRODUCTS, MORE VETERANS’ EVENTS IN 2022

January 28, 2022

More than 115 veterans and their families were given boxes of food and home products on Jan. 20, at The Salvation Army’s Temple corps in south St. Louis.

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SALVATION ARMY’S ALLY HONORED AT AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERAN & MILITARY FAMILIES TRIBUTE

February 26, 2022

Hundreds of thousands of African American veterans and their military families were paid tribute at the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday Supper

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