LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A local veterans organization has been notified they have 60 days to vacate the Veteran’s Village according to a press release.
Veterans Club Inc. said they were notified that a third-party social group will manage the project after a property dispute.
The third-party has past members of the Awake Ministries board of directors.
Awake Ministries originally developed the Veteran’s Village and brought in the Veterans Club Inc. as a formal partner about a year ago, the release states.
Veterans Club Inc. provides services like housing, employment, mental health and suicide prevention for houseless veterans.
Founder and CEO of Veterans Club Inc. Jeremy Harrell said the group will continue to provide opportunities to houseless veterans by working with their other partners across the state.
"While we may not be a part of the Veteran's Village in the days to come, we are still dedicated to our current mission which is plentiful," Harrell said.
In a statement from Awake Ministries, Board Chair Jonathan Hale said they are stepping back from "veteran-specific outreach and ministry."
This would allow them to stay focused on their mission of "faith-based residential addiction recovery" and helping those who are food insecure.
Hale said the original vision of Veteran's Village was founded by a group of veterans under the name Veterans Rural Outreach (VRO). Awake Ministries provided support.
Hale said Veteran's Club Inc. helped with "ministry programming and professional support" while VRO met the immediate needs of the veterans in their surrounding community.
Awake Ministries will transfer structures, lease, ownership, and operational partnerships to VRO once they have their 501(c) status Hale told WHAS11.
For a list of resources for veterans in Kentuckiana, click here.
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