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Washington County is working to service veterans through affordable housing.
By: Emma Rasmussen FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- Patriot Park will provide a form of affordable housing to those who have served for the United States. Proposed several years ago as a solution to the need for housing for low-income veterans in the area, it has since become a project supported throughout the community. WASHINGTON COUNTY, A…
Veterans take the water to raise awareness
By: Jackson McAfee FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Heroes on the Water is a local non-profit that raises awareness for U.S. Veterans who served in the military and developed post-traumatic stress disorder during their time. The event holds kayaking, canoeing and fishing sails around local lakes. The non-profit was originally created in 2007 in Allen, Texas,…
7 Hills assists Homeless Veterans in Northwest Arkansas
By: Aubry Tucker FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Homelessness affects 2.5 times as many people as it did in 2007. In Northwest Arkansas two of every five homeless people are veterans. 7 Hills in Fayetteville works to address these high rates of homelessness, specifically with Veterans. James Morgan has been homeless for three or four years, but…