Veterans displaced by fire are looking for homes
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)– “No heroes should ever be homeless,” is a slogan on Helping Veterans and Families website. After a massive fire destroyed the HVAF apartments, 48 veterans have been displaced by the fire last month; only 8 found permanent homes.
While the City of Indianapolis honors and commemorates the veterans and their sacrifices this Veterans Day, former Marine Alan Stewart is housed temporarily at a hotel while he looks for a permanent home.
“We’re just like everyone else looking for a place to stay,” said Stewart.
He said he lost everything, but is grateful to be alive. “I’ve got the same thing I came here with me and what I got right now. Everyone got out and no one got hurt in the fire.”
Stewart has vouchers to help pay for housing, but most landlords won’t accept them for rent.
Emmy Hildebrand, CEO of HVAF said, “Especially on Veterans day I think its worth pausing to reflect on the sacrifices our veterans have made and figuring out how we can honor them, and accepting vouchers is one of those practical ways.”