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New program offers help for veterans in need of housing

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VeteransApril 10, 2024 10:25 pm

New program offers help for veterans in need of housing

Operation Homefront provides veterans and their families with transitional homes and financial counseling. They can stay for two to three years and receive their rent money back upon graduation. So far, 27 families have used this program to buy their own homes. NBC 5’s Brittney Johnson has more.

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