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Open house celebrates shelter for female veterans

Home of the Brave II receives $13,000 in donations
Celebrating a $6,000 grant from American Legion Post 28 in Millsboro are (l-r) Barbara Barski-Carrow, Ruth Irwin, Jennifer Pires, Dave Strawbridge, Greg Fuller, Al Weir, Jessica Finan, Beth McGinn, Tina Washington, Ed Feeley and Toni Bergfelder. MADDY LAURIA PHOTOS
Maddy Lauria
May 20, 2017
Liz Cooley, right, of the American Veterans Thrift Store in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach presents two checks for a total of $7,000 to Home of the Brave II. Home of the Brave Board Chair Beth McGinn, left, receives the check. Also shown is Ed Feeley.
Shown supporting the shelter for women veterans and their children are (l-r) Barbara Barski-Carrow, Ruth Irwin, Jennifer Pires, Dave Strawbridge, Greg Fuller, Al Weir, Jessica Finan, Beth McGinn, Ed Feeley, Holly Perdue, Toni Bergfelder, Janet Marvel, Ann Smith and Jane Carver. Perdue, Marvel and Smith donated $500 to the shelter on behalf of American Legion Post 7 in Harrington's Auxiliary.
Cape Henlopen High School's Junior ROTC program presented the colors before Home of the Brave II held an open house.
More than a dozen people gathered at Home of the Brave II for an open house April 27.
Members of Cape Henlopen High School's Junior ROTC (l-r) Nicole Surface, Davey Martin, Almita Ramirez, Ashley Herrera and Josh Thompson present the colors.
This house has provided shelter and other services to homeless male veterans since 1996.
The new shelter is very homey.

Home of the Brave staff and supporters recently celebrated an open house for Home of the Brave II, a shelter that offers eight beds for homeless female veterans and their children.

Home of the Brave II opened in 2016, moving from a rented home on Causey Avenue in Milford to Home of the Brave's campus off Route 1 near Milford, where the organization has provided housing for homeless male veterans since 1996.

The facility relies completely on donations. During the open house, the auxiliary from American Legion Post 7 in Harrington donated $500, the American Veterans Thrift Store in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach donated $7,000 and American Legion Post 28 in Millsboro awarded the shelter a $6,000 grant.

For more about Home of the Brave II, call 302-422-4145 or go to www.homeofthebravefdn.org. Donations can be mailed to Home of the Brave, 6632 Sharps Road, Milford, DE, 19963.

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