cnn. cnn heroes do extraordinary work to help others but those people are rarely in the public eye. last fall u.s. army combat veteran jason cantor was a rising star in the democratic party running for mayor of kansas city when he dropped out of the race to seek help for post traumatic stress. he spoke to cnn about his journey to get help from a nonprofit run by cnn hero chris stout. >> my first message to people is, if you think something might be wrong, something is wrong and you should get help. i went to the v.a. and they gave me a lot of paperwork. i looked at it and said i'm not really sure i know how to navigate this process. >> even you. >> yeah. and i'm in a decent spot to figure that sort of thing out. i went to an organization in my town of kansas city called veterans community project. they helped me navigate the process. they serve all vets. anybody who falls through the cracks they have a village of tiny houses. they have effectively eradicated veterans' homelessness in kansas city and i am excited to lead the national expansion of the