Editor’s note: This story includes mention of suicide. Help with thoughts of suicide or other mental health concerns is available by calling 988.
While doing street outreach around Salem years ago, former VETcare director Brenda Powers met a veteran and his service dog living in a tent. Soon after she explained the housing and recovery program she ran, he became a VETcare client.
With the help of VETcare’s services, the man did commercial driver’s license training and got a job as a long haul trucker. Now he owns a home and the truck he drives. …