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… Read More »
Fall River Mayor Coogan learns about Fall River veterans served by VTH
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… Read More »
Homeless veterans from throughout region can find help in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD — The state’s first Executive Office of Veterans’ Services secretary visited the Veterans Transition House on Tuesday to learn from its successes providing housing to homeless veterans.
profishant & Veterans Transition House
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… Read More »
Making up for lost time: After COVID hold-ups, VTH is bigger than ever
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… Read More »
Mighty good, Mann: VTH names 2022 Veteran of the Year
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… Read More »
KRAFT FAMILY, PATRIOTS FOUNDATION AND GILLETTE DONATE $275,000
KRAFT FAMILY, PATRIOTS FOUNDATION AND GILLETTE DONATE $275,000 IN THE NAMES OF 2022 MYRA KRAFT COMMUNITY MVP AWARD WINNERS Rosemarie Lopes of New Bedford, presented with $10,000 donation for the Veterans Transition House FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – For the past 25 years, the Kraft family and the New England Patriots Foundation have been recognizing volunteers for… Read More »
New Bedford Police Officer Named Veteran of the Year
All right, stand at ease. I’d like to ask, what are the qualities of a good soldier? The makings of a good soldier bring in reliability, fearlessness, discipline, consistency, courage, motive and skill.
Stop and Shop Community Bag Program Announcement
The VTH is the beneficiary of the Community Bag Program for the month of January. $1 from each of the $2.50 Community Bags purchased at the Fairhaven Stop and Shop located at 221 Huttleston Avenue will be donated to the VTH. The Stop and Shop Community Bag Program, which launched in May of 2019, is… Read More »
Honoring WWII Veterans
In recognition of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, we are pleased to honor these veterans of World War II and thank the donors would have made generous contributions to VTH in their names.