Debby Derricks, Director of Development for the Veterans Multi-Service Center (VMC), discussed the non-profit, founded in 1980 by local Vietnam Veterans, who built a memorial along the Philadelphia waterfront and created a community of vets helping vets.  Today the VMC serves over 6,500 Veterans and families annually with drop in facilities, shelters and centers throughout the tri-state area. The VMC connects Vets with the entitlements and benefits they have earned, cutting through red tape, helping with applications and advocating for them, securing housing, drug and alcohol interventions, employment, job training, healthcare, pensions, disability benefits, even emergency shelter and legal help. We discussed their women’s programming, offering support groups, therapy, housing, even clothing and toiletries for   women in a safe, secure environment that addresses their unique traumas.  The Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox (SSG Fox) Suicide Prevention Program addresses mental health issues Vets and their families face.

We discussed their programming, offered free to all Vets, and how the annual Vets radiothon helps support their mission. 

The WMGK Vets Radiothon is Friday, June 20 from 6A to 6P.  Call in or make a secure donation by text or online at wmgk.com

For more information about the VMC go to VMCenter.org.