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BY EMILY LINCKE
The Houston facility houses 131 veterans and provides assistance with employment and behavioral health.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation was created by the family of Brooklyn re ghter Stephen Gerard Siller who died saving people during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
PHOTOS COURTESY TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
Nonpro t houses north Houston veterans in need
The Houston Veterans Village opened in November near the intersection of Hwy. 249 and Schroeder Road.
Naples said that phase two of the north Houston-area Veterans Village—expected to break ground in August—will include: • 14 homes for senior veterans in need • Outdoor recreation facilities The background The Tunnel to Towers Foundation was formed by the family of Brooklyn re ghter Stephen Gerard Siller. Siller died saving people from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Manhattan, Naples said. “From that sacri ce, his brothers and sisters ... said ‘We need to honor what he did,’” Naples said. The foundation dedicates $0.95 of every dollar donated to its array of programs.
In November, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation—a nonpro t that aids veterans experiencing homelessness—opened its rst Texas housing community in north Houston, and organization leaders said they hope to expand their e orts across the state. The impact The local Veterans Village—located in a reno- vated former hotel—houses 131 veterans, who also receive employment and behavioral health help. “Texas is one of the most pervasive states experiencing veteran homelessness. ... We wanted to make a real impact in Texas,” said Gavin Naples, vice president of the Foundation’s homeless veteran program.
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