Bay Area nonprofit helps over 3,000 veterans with housing and support

A Bay Area nonprofit called Swords to Plowshares is providing assistance and housing to thousands of veterans each year, CBS News Bay Area reported. The organization serves more than 3,000 veterans annually and currently houses 500 veterans in permanent supportive housing.

The nonprofit focuses on veterans who often fall through the cracks of the system, including minority veterans, LGBTQ+ veterans, women veterans, and veterans of color, according to Elena Kim, the chief operating officer and a combat veteran.

Swords to Plowshares also helps an additional 500 veterans through eviction prevention programs and offers daily services such as job navigation and hot meals at their sites.

The group is partnering with the city of San Francisco to open a new veterans' housing site that will provide homes for 124 formerly homeless veterans, CBS News Bay Area reported.