{"id":201010,"date":"2026-05-24T01:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T01:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/201010\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T01:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T01:47:14","slug":"community-resource-event-in-pittsburgh-aims-to-leave-no-veteran-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/201010\/","title":{"rendered":"Community resource event in Pittsburgh aims to \u2018leave no veteran behind\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bdfffa38834147b736c346cd08875e37.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A community resource event on Saturday aimed to help homeless veterans and those in need in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Disabled American Veterans and Pittsburgh-based organization Shepherd\u2019s Heart partnered to host \u201cStand Down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Held at Shepherd\u2019s Heart\u2019s home along Pride Street, the event was designed to provide a one-stop shop, connecting veterans with services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe want to help our fellow brothers and sisters who may be in need today and those in the future,\u201d Therone Wade White, director of veterans services for Shepherd\u2019s Heart, said. \u201cThat\u2019s the whole point is that we leave no veteran behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event also featured on-site medical support, free meals and a food bank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s always important to reach out to our veterans,\u201d Amber Borders, commander of DAV Chapter 76, said. &#8220;Sometimes they feel lost and forgotten, that there\u2019s nobody there for them. &#8230; That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to have resource fairs like this because they know other veterans are going to be here; they\u2019re going to understand their situation, where other places might not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:FREE WPXI News app;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Twitter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Watch WPXI NOW;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A community resource event on Saturday aimed to help homeless veterans and those in need in Pittsburgh. 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