New Directions Regional Center For Homeless Veterans

Homeless veterans who have had trouble finding free programs offering long-term housing, job training and substance abuse treatment in one facility will have a place to go when the New Directions Regional Center for Homeless Veterans opens a year from now in West Los Angeles.

A cavernous building at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs center--vacant for two decades except for occasional visits by film crews--today begins life anew as a center where homeless veterans willing to commit up to two years to rebuild their lives can receive free drug rehabilitation, housing and job training.

A cavernous building at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs center--vacant for two decades except for occasional visits by film crews--today begins life anew as a center where homeless veterans willing to commit up to two years to rebuild their lives can receive free drug rehabilitation, housing and job training.

Homeless veterans who have had trouble finding free programs offering long-term housing, job training and substance abuse treatment in one facility will have a place to go when the New Directions Regional Center for Homeless Veterans opens a year from now in West Los Angeles.