Where it all begins...

6 Georgetown MBAs

3 Weeks

1 Mission...

GET FEMALE VETERANS OFF THE STREET

Image Credit: http://womenslifestyle.com/epidemic-homeless-women-veterans/

Across the next 3 weeks, we will tell our story and theirs. Homelessness is a silent epidemic.  

Female veterans face challenges when returning to civilian life that are different from those of their male counterparts. Women vets are three times more likely to commit suicide than their civilian counterparts. Of the female veteran population, 47.3 percent are under 30, and an additional 31.7 percent are under 40. There are reasons that many homeless women veterans don’t make it to 41. With no health insurance and unsanitary living conditions, homeless vets face life-threatening illnesses. Extreme weather is a serious threat, as is starvation and dehydration. Sources: US department of Veteran Affairs, Department of Defense and National Coalition for Homeless Veterans  

Here we will document:

• our creative brainstorming process for how we can make a difference
• design, production, and filming of a youtube video to generate broader awareness
• our impact in 3 weeks working with partner organization Final Salute

What is Final Salute?

Final Salute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of providing homeless women Veterans with safe and suitable housing. It only costs $25 daily to provide safe and suitable, housing, food, clothing, and supportive services for a woman Veteran in need. Final Salute places women Veterans in transitional housing and also helps provides rent and deposit assistance for eligible women Veterans in MD, VA, and DC via interest free loan or grant. 

Why Female Vets?

It's estimated that there are currently 55,000 homeless women Veterans in the United States on any given day. For the sacrifices they and they families have made, this is unacceptable. We and Final Salute Inc. believe that unique needs of women Veterans should not be overlooked. Heroes need a home- why not give HER a home for the holidays?

Read stories about women veterans helped by Final Salute: Click here for testimonials

Who are we?  

We are MBA students at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business committed to

                                      serving others

                                                               thinking creatively & 

                                                                                                   acting locally!

Image Credit: Georgetown University, Teri Delgado