A non-profit veterans organization recently opened a new home in Beverly to house homeless US veterans.
This past week the North Shore Veterans Counseling Services celebrated the grand opening of their new house on Broadway Street in Beverly, according to an article in the Salem News.
The building at 45 Broadway Street recently underwent over $200,000 in renovations. The housing facility holds up to 13 people.
Many of the veterans staying there are veterans of the Vietnam War and Massachusetts secretary for veterans affairs Coleman Nee commented on the debt of gratitude owed to them.
“It may be 50 years late, but thank you so much for your service. ... People that serve the country in uniform have earned benefits that others have not,” said Nee.
Read the full article on the Salem News website.
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