MINNEAPOLIS — We want to give a big thanks to everyone who supported WCCO’s Home for the Holidays campaign this year.
This is our seventh year partnering with the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans in the fight to end veterans homelessness.
The campaign raised more than $906,000.
Around 12,000 people donated, with 337 donating to the campaign for the first time.
“The money that comes from this campaign is special because it goes directly to the veterans, ” said Shaun Riffe, development for the Minnesota MACV.
“Help do a move from an unsafe apartment to some place they can stay permanently — it helps them get into the right insurance, it helps them get gas for a job so they can continue paying for rent, all of those little things, ” Riffe said.
WCCO shared stories about how MACV helps veterans , no matter how long their served, find a path to a permanent place to call home.
Federal and state agencies do most of the heavy lifting to provide housing vouchers for those who qualify.