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Lt. Col. Emmanuel “Manny” Fernandes, a retired U.S. Army Reserve officer from Fall River, has been named the 30th annual Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year.

30th Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year Award recipient Emmanuel “Manny” Fernandes announced by Veterans Transition House To be honored on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at Century House, New Bedford – Public is invited CONTACT:                  David Guertin; david@vantageinphilanthropy.com; 401-868-0365 New Bedford, MA: For 30 years, Veterans Transition House has sought nominations from the community for…

For 30 years, Veterans Transition House has sought nominations from the community for the Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year Award.

The Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program is seeking nominations for its 2025 Veteran of the Year Award.

The Veterans Transition House in New Bedford has announced a change in leadership.

Gov. Maura Healey visited New Bedford on Monday to tour transitional housing for veterans, highlighting the city’s progress in ending veteran homelessness.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey stopped in New Bedford Tuesday to take a look at how the Veteran Transition Housing looked on Purchase street has improved over the years.

Gov. Maura Healey toured New Bedford s Veterans Transition House Tuesday and praised its services while updating state efforts.

Published on November 4, 2024  By Ken Paiva New Bedford, MA: For 29 years, Veterans Transition House has sought nominations from the community for the Veteran of the Year Award. This award is presented to a Southeastern Massachusetts veteran in recognition of their outstanding contribution to veterans, veterans’ issues, and the community as a whole. …

Barry Richard  Published: October 31, 2024  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that 40,056 veterans are homeless on any given night. “Over a year, approximately twice that many experience homelessness,” the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans said. “Only 7% of the general population can claim veteran status, but nearly 13% of the…

New Bedford, MA: The Board of Directors of the Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program, Inc., known as Veterans Transition House (“VTH”), has opened nominations for the 2024 Veteran of the Year Awardsponsored by BankFive. The Veteran of the Year Award is presented to a regional veteran in recognition of his or her outstanding contributions to…

Fall River Mayor Coogan learns about Fall River veterans served by VTH Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan visited VTH on Monday, May 20 to learn about housing and supportive services that benefit Fall River veterans. VTH outreach staff are often in Fall River identifying veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in order…

Veteran-owned Fairhaven business, Profishant, Inc. selects Veterans Transition House as its Philanthropic Partner   New Bedford and Fairhaven, MA: profishant, Inc., the veteran-owned pest control and food safety consulting business located in Fairhaven, MA has selected Veterans Transition House as its philanthropic partner. The New Bedford-based veterans housing and services nonprofit will be the beneficiary…

Standard-Times   Making up for lost time: After COVID hold-ups, VTH is bigger than ever Non-profit’s growth includes four-times the permanent housing, expanded scope of services and more Matthew Ferreira NEW BEDFORD — The year 2020 was supposed to mark a new beginning for the Veterans Transition House in New Bedford, as the non-profit founded…

Standard-Times Mighty good, Mann: VTH names 2022 Veteran of the Year VTH names Rebecca Mann 2022 Veteran of the Year Matthew Ferreira NEW BEDFORD — Veterans Transition House‘s 2022 Veteran of the Year Rebecca Mann, 38, of Plymouth, enlisted in the Army in 2005 at age 21 with a plan to get out in four…