Upcoming Events
Due to COVID-19, Stand Down events may be cancelled or postponed until further notice. To verify, check with your local VAMC or Stand Down POCs.
Operation Reveille
Operation Reveille events aim to provide Veterans with the housing and wraparound services they need to successfully exit homelessness—in just one day. To share more about this groundbreaking collaborative effort, VA recently hosted a webinar with community partners.
Operation Reveille events bring together government agencies, faith-based organizations, housing providers, nonprofit agencies, and local businesses to connect homeless Veterans with permanent supportive housing; intensive case management; benefits eligibility screening; and employment, legal assistance, and mental health services. Since 2014, annual Operation Reveille events held in Tampa, Florida, have placed more than 100 Veterans in permanent supportive housing over the initiative’s three years.
During the Operation Reveille webinar, we discussed best practices for event hosting and promotion, shared “how-to” information on involving local collaborators, and addressed common questions. Learn more about Operation Reveille events by downloading the webinar slides below, which include an event checklist to help guide your planning efforts.
Learn more about Operation Reveille events by downloading the webinar slides, including an event checklist to help guide your planning efforts. For more details on planning and hosting an Operation Reveille in your community, download the full webinar transcript or reach out to the points of contact listed below.
Points of Contact for Operation Reveille Events
These points of contact are for inquiries concerning Operation Reveille ONLY. For questions regarding Stand Down events, please see next section.
Anthony Love, Senior Advisor and Director of Community Engagement, Veterans Health Administration Homeless Programs
Anthony.Love@va.gov
Antoinette Hayes-Triplett, CEO, Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative
TriplettA@thhi.org
Materials
Download the Operation Reveille Webinar PDF
Download the Operation Reveille Transcript PDF
Upcoming Events
| Dates | Name of Event | Location | More Information |
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| No Events |
Stand Downs
Stand Downs are typically one- to three-day events during which VA staff and volunteers provide food, clothing and health screenings to homeless and at-risk Veterans. In addition, Veterans also receive referrals for health care, housing solutions, employment, substance use treatment, mental health counseling and other essential services.
Below are upcoming Stand Downs. New events are added regularly, so check this page often for updates. To add upcoming Stand Downs not listed below, please submit a notice of proposed event form to the VA Homeless Coordinator or VA Stand Down point of contact (POC) at your local VA Medical Center.
To participate in an upcoming Stand Down, please contact the VA primary POC listed below.
| Dates | Location | VA Primary POC | Alternate POC |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2021 | Kingman, AZ | Jolene Cook (928) 605-2468 Jolene.Cook@va.gov |
Thomas Casados (928) 718-7396 Thomas.Casados@va.gov |
| January 23, 2021 | Racine, WI | Zachary Zdroik (262) 638-6702 Zachary.Zdroik@racinecounty.com |
Shawn Rivers (262) 638-6702 Shawn.Rivers@racinecounty.com |
| February 13, 2021 | Cleveland, OH | Reaver Nelson (216) 391-0264, x48627 Reaver.Nelson@va.gov |
Denise Smith (216) 471-7411 Denise.Smith26071d@va.gov |
| March 5, 2021 | Tuscaloosa, AL | Cristina Rice (205) 554-2000, x4403 Cristina.Rice@va.gov |
Kenneth Turner (205) 554-2000, x4400 Kenneth.Turner3@va.gov |
| March 26, 2021 | Augusta, GA | Sabrina Faircloth (706) 733-0188, x6375 Sabrina.Faircloth@va.gov |
Sherron "Tony" Bostic (706) 733-0188, x6391 Sherron.Bostic@va.gov |
| May 3 - 7, 2021 | Auburn, CA | Tristan Ring (925) 372-2455 Tristan.Ring@va.gov |
Robert Hipwell (916) 778-9495 roberthipwell1@gmail.com |
| May 14, 2021 | Decatur, IL | Thomas Nguyen (217) 516-1875 Thomas.Nguyen7@va.gov |
John Buckles (217) 372-6629 John.Buckles@usc.salvationarmy.org |
| June 18, 2021 | Worcester, MA | Stephen Gagnon (413) 588-8820 Stephen.Gagnon@va.gov |
Sherry Callahan (508) 791-1213, x1154 sherrycallahan@veteransinc.org |
| September 9 - 11, 2021 | Marysville, CA | Tristan Ring (925) 372-2455 Tristan.Ring@va.gov |
Michael Nichols (530) 749-1036 nichols.mikea@comcast.net |
| September 14, 2021 | Savannah, GA | Ruth Keith (912) 920-0214, x2100 Ruth.Keith@va.gov |
Ukia Sims (912) 920-0214, x2086 Ukia.Sims@va.gov |
| September 24, 2021 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Scott Perez (843) 940-0850 Scott.Perez@va.gov |
Walter Gibbins (843) 952-4262 Walter.Gibbins@va.gov |
