the Wall Street Journal.
And those are your KPRC, 2 plus
consumer headlines back over to
you. Thanks to Mayor Bell for
that. KPRC 2 plus wants to
highlight some amazing
organizations that help the Houston area community.
Houston area community.
>> So this morning we’re going
to showcase U.S. vets. Houston,
you see the logo here behind
this. This organization helps end veteran homelessness.
end veteran homelessness.
It provides services like
housing but also mental health
support and more. Joining us to
talk about the program director
David Traxler. Hey, David, thanks for being with us.
thanks for being with us.
>> Thank you this morning.
Thank you for having me here.
I love to highlight the great
work that use and does in our
community in our city. >> But police tell us about of
>> But police tell us about of
some of that in the program’s
after care programs. What else
do you guys offer?
>> So we serve veterans and we serve veterans in a
we serve veterans in a
multitude of different needs.
We’re serving veterans that are
in transition where they’re
coming from from active duty,
military and civilian life and work in between jobs or they’re
work in between jobs or they’re
looking for something we serve
veterans that are in between
housing or that experience told
homelessness and we do that.
But wreck around supportive services for behavioral health
services for behavioral health
systems. Word where it’s
needed. We have an amazing
workforce department that it’s
partnering with businesses
within our community. We also provides important services for
provides important services for
veterans and families which
allow us to bridge the gap
as a as a family transition
from one aspect of the life to another. And we also provide
to another. And we also provide
Africans were fallen veterans.
6 months that, they leave our
program so that we ensure that
they have all the support of
services. They need to be but
continue to be successful in
the arm.
>> Yeah, you know, do it just
an incredible David, what’s
been one of your proudest
accomplishments with this
organization? >> Well, honestly, what the
>> Well, honestly, what the
workforce is very special to me
because I’m a veteran myself.
When I retired from the
military last it in it took me
about 6 between the time that I got out of the military to the
got out of the military to the
time that out. I started
working with us pants and then
everything that I experienced
in with Lou, what we do with
workforce to Adams and and I I’ve been very proud of the
I’ve been very proud of the
back in the business that
stepped up and partner with us
that allowed us been as we need
better and that are looking for jobs. It is us. Bushnell minute
jobs. It is us. Bushnell minute
directions are tuned to find a
job. We’re actually fallen
businesses up and say, hey,
I’ve got kids with this form of
the Cajuns. And there are some times that we’re getting next
times that we’re getting next
day or same for those spot.
>> We know how important is it
for veterans to hear from
someone like you of a fellow veteran throughout this process
veteran throughout this process
that the transition?
>> Bacon is interesting that
you ask that We were talking
about this So one of the hardest things that I that for
hardest things that I that for
myself was asked for them, you
know, and and it is a big from
the language that we use acronyms that we in the
acronyms that we in the
military versus word some of
them. I’ve it was a rough
transition from a even train
change in my resume. Some that
it’s understandable somebody
didn’t go military. And so I I
think this is important for
veterans to you you.
>> It absolutely is. It really
is. And we know you have
fundraisers throughout the
year. David, can you tell us
more about the one being held
at the Kendra Scott location
tomorrow and City Center
>> church it and this as one of
the local business leaders got
stepped up and they have
offered to get back to us.
Pence, Houston. So between the
hours into in for tomorrow,
they are donating 20% to be
everything that he’s been to
us. That’s but we we have
multitude of fundraisers
throughout the year. But our
big one is guitars in arms,
which is part of the Houston area for weeks over Houston.
area for weeks over Houston.
And and that one we are looking
to partner with businesses that
are willing to sponsor us as
well as parklets are
individuals that want to be a part of this car show and raise
part of this car show and raise
money that that support our
veterans and our team.
>> David, we’re hearing about
this event for is it next
Thursday, boots to business.
What’s that all about? >> So boost to business.
>> So boost to business.
Like I said, our workforce does
amazing things as well as all
of our other programs
throughout. But workforce, we’re partnering with workforce
we’re partnering with workforce
solution here in Houston and
that’s over on 83 73 Westheimer
Road. We’re doing that next
Thursday. 11:00AM to 02:00PM to 02:00PM or 02:00PM. And this
02:00PM or 02:00PM. And this
is where we have businesses
better. They are looking to
hire veterans on the spot to
looking to do interviews.
And so we’re trying to bridge that gap between our veterans
that gap between our veterans
and handing them and the
companies
>> David Revokes watching right
now, what do you need? A either
donation wise, volunteer wise. What? What can you tell Houston
What? What can you tell Houston
as to what you need right now?
>> It is. It is honestly local
partnerships that make this
book that make this successful. We have a great staff and great
We have a great staff and great
team, but it is it is
partnering with our local We’re
partnering with the
university’s through our
for students who need internship programs where that
internship programs where that
mean, case management, there
researcher different things
that that that help the
students as well as us. We’re partnering with businesses that
partnering with businesses that
are that are looking to to
sponsors as well were poor
aspect. Roads and of course,
reporter with the with local
people within our community. We have a lot of people in
We have a lot of people in
their community better stepped
up in just help for the basic
volunteer means that we have to
do around our campus. >> David, thank you so much for
>> David, thank you so much for
spending some time with Anyone
listening that the just caught
that same feeling and you want
to help you can reach David
traction with U.S. vets.
Houston, U.S. Vets DOT Org.
David, good luck to you and
thank you for your service.
Thank you.
>> Thank you very much.