By Marketta Davis
The Joint Ambulatory Care Center in west Pensacola will again host the annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday,  bringing essential community resources to one venue.
“With the help of our partners in the Pensacola community, we have been very successful in linking many homeless veterans with the services and programs they need to hopefully end their homelessness one day through these annual stand down events,â said Jerron Barnett, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System public affairs officer. âThis year shouldnât be any different in that regard, so we look forward to helping as many homeless veterans as we can.â
Stand down events are collaborative efforts between the VA, local veteran service organizations and community 
resources, and provide essential services that can help guide homeless veterans. There’s a plethora of resources out there, according to Escambia County Veterans Services Officer Marvin Merrillat, but vets don’t always know how to obtain them.
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