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From Success to Next Steps: How Manchester and Harbor Care Are Ending Veteran Homelessness

A bell is rung as names of North Carolina servicemen who are missing are read out during a candlelight vigil honoring prisoners of war and service members missing in action, organized by Rolling Thunder, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Jacksonville, N.C. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Allison Joyce

From Success to Next Steps: How Manchester and Harbor Care Are Ending Veteran Homelessness

WFEA Radio host Jeff Chidester joins in-studio Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais and Henry Och, President and CEO of Harbor Care, for a powerful conversation on community action and leadership.

Together, they discuss the early, remarkable success of Manchester’s targeted initiative to end veteran homelessness, highlighting how cross-sector collaboration is delivering real results for local service members.

Looking ahead, Mayor Ruais and Och outline future plans to expand on this momentum, share key insights from their progress, and explain how Manchester is creating a sustainable model to ensure every veteran has a place to call home.

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