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Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center marks 10 years of helping Colorado Springs veterans
Mt. Carmel's pantry and quilts by the numbers
- 5 days
- a week the on-site pantry is open, no appointment
- About 30
- people use the on-site pantry each week, on average
- 12
- local veterans being honored with Quilts of Valor
Sources: KOAA News5, FOX21 News Colorado
If you know a veteran who could use a hand, Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center puts a lot of help under one roof. KOAA reports the nonprofit, which has operated in Colorado Springs since 2016, serves veterans, active-duty service members and military families with counseling, employment help, and food and financial support.
Executive Director Bob McLaughlin says having multiple resources in one place matters because not every veteran qualifies for the same services. Shannon Olin, director of Military Veteran Family Services, says a grocery visit can help staff spot other challenges. "It's never just one thing," Olin said.
- Also running: a mobile food pantry
- Hoedown for Heroes: Fri., Nov. 13, 5-11 p.m.
- Mt. Carmel services: veteranscenter.org
- Quilts of Valor: qovf.org
As part of its Veterans Month celebration, Mt. Carmel is honoring 12 local veterans with handmade quilts from the Mt. Carmel Quilters, a volunteer group. Its signature Hoedown for Heroes returns to Flying W Ranch on Friday night.
Mt. Carmel grew from a Trinidad church to Colorado Springs
- 2007Founder Jay Cimino bought his childhood church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Trinidad.
- 2011The church's doors opened as a health and wellness center.
- 2016Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center began operating out of Colorado Springs.
Source: KOAA News5
