Ray holloway house

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Ray holloway house project
ROMEOVILLE POST 52 BREAKING NEW GROUND
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The Ray Holloway House Project

• The American Legion and Legion Family Involvement
• Post Home/Veteran Housing
• Benefits Returning Veterans
• Benefits Veterans Families
• Benefits Community
• Benefits County
• Benefits Organizations
• Self Sustainable

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• General Overview
• The purpose of the Ray Holloway House in
  Romeoville is to serve Veterans who are homeless
  with respect and dignity. By providing housing,
  advocacy, therapeutic and supportive services,
  the Ray Holloway House in Romeoville fosters
  integrity, duty and commitment to equate
  individual growth and independence.
• Mission
• The Ray Holloway House staff is made up
  of professionals and volunteers who will work
  together as a team to provide each resident with
  the treatment and skills needed for successful
  independent living. The Ray Holloway House
  provides a structured, safe and caring
  environment, in which a sense of dignity,
  belonging and achievement enhance the opportunity
  to succeed.
• Vision
• The Ray Holloway House is dedicated to
  assisting homeless veterans to overcome any and
  all obstacles they may struggle with in order to
  prepare them to enter into and sustain permanent
  self-sufficient independent living. We will
  accomplish this by giving the veterans the tools
  and knowledge to succeed by partnering with the
  various organizations that specialize in the
  industry.
• 9 Core Values
• Loyalty, Duty, Honor, Respect, Selfless
  Service, Integrity, Personal Courage, Commitment,
  Excellence
  

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• Facility Details
• Maximum occupancy of The Ray Holloway
  House in Romeoville is 10 individuals and 1
  family of 5. The facility is wheelchair
  assessable, and provides residential housing for
  eligible male and female Veterans. It offers a
  community environment within one building, one of
  structure, interdependence and care and concern.
  Volunteer work, employment and treatment
  compliance is correlated to the vision of total
  independence. Staff is proficient in addressing a
  multitude of challenges including but not limited
  to, homelessness, PTSD, sobriety, self esteem,
  and hopelessness.

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• Established in 2011, The Ray Holloway
  House is a nonprofit organization with the
  mission of ending homelessness among veterans in
  the greater Will County area by creating public
  acceptance, promoting community, and building a
  team of service providers. The American
  Legion/Ray Holloway House is the only institution
  of its kind to combine two service organizations
  to create a multi-faceted entity dedicated to
  helping end and prevent homelessness among
  veterans in the greater Will County area.
• The Ray Holloway House was founded by a
  group of American Legion members who had a larger
  vision on what kind of impact could transpire if
  they created a community-based establishment to
  provide housing and services to our veterans. Its
  members provide housing, access to health care
  services, employment training and placement,
  legal aid and case management to homeless
  veterans and their families each year. 

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• Thank you for all of the support from the
  following organizations
• Village of Romeoville
• American Legion ( Post County Department
  National)
• Cornerstone Services
• Continuum of Care
• National Coalition of Homeless Veterans
• Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
• Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
• Will County Veterans Assistance Commission
• VA at Hines Hospital
• Warrior Watch Riders
• Local Organizations within Romeoville