Breaking ground on a new kind of gathering place for veterans in Minneapolis If there s a message from Every Third Saturday s new headquarters near the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, it is this: There still is hope. July 21, 2021 6:39pm Text size Copy shortlink:
When he s working with homeless or struggling military veterans at his Minneapolis nonprofit, Every Third Saturday, there s a phrase Tom McKenna uses often. That phrase is lethal absence of hope. It was coined by a Los Angeles priest who works with former gang members, and it is exactly what McKenna wants these veterans to avoid. That s where suicide occurs when there s nothing left and you have no hope, said McKenna, himself a Marine Corps veteran who has struggled with addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in the military. If you re on the street, you may not have had a shower for a few days. You may not have a change of c
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