“We do it on a wing and a prayer,” Simpson said of his organization, which finds and provides housing for Birmingham's homeless veterans. “We'll shout out to the world, ‘We need some help,' and then see what comes through. Someone always comes through, though, because the generosity and love in Birmingham is overwhelming.”
On Monday, the organization opened The Starsay House, its seventh independent living residence and ninth housing facility in Birmingham. The home is subdivided into three separate one-bedroom apartments and will be home to three female veterans or veteran couples. They'll be moving in by the end of next week.
Birmingham Mayor William Bell spoke at the ribbon cutting for the home, saying that that the city's veterans have earned a safe place to lay their head at night.
“When our soldiers come home and retire their uniforms, we must do all we can to ease their transition. They need our support,” said Bell, who also spoke at Three Hots and A Cot's very first ribbon cutting four years ago.
Three Hots and A Cot operates entirely on donations of time, money and supplies by individuals and organizations including Birmingham Rotary, Civitan International, local churches, local veterans' groups and the Home Depot Foundation among others, Simpson said.
- ‘On a wing and a prayer,' Three Hots and A Cot opens new veterans' housing, AL.com, August 04, 2017.
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