Baltimore Shelters Take on Veteran Homelessness

Baltimore Shelters Take on Veteran Homelessness

Brendan McNamara

BALTIMORE, Md. (WMAR) – Homelessness is a problem that still impacts tens of thousands of veterans across the country. In Baltimore, traditional shelters are teaming with veteran organizations dedicated to helping those who have served. One of those shelters is the Helping Up Mission.

“It gave me hope at a time when I was really hopeless,” says Kris Sharrar, a former airman and current Helping Up Director of Philanthropy.

Sharrar says the transition from the Air Force to civilian life was a tough one.

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