Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and others cut the ribbon at the new Veterans’ Unity Point resource and support center at the Kenwick Community Center Thursday. Anne Vandervort is the senior director of veteran services for Volunteers of America Mid-South.
“It's just a place for veterans to come to decompress, to have no agenda, like you don't have to come here because you need something. You come here just because you need a friend. You just need somebody to be with. And then we will be here. We will be here in the background to offer those services,” Vandervort said.
The Kenwick Community Center is in City Councilmember Liz Sheehan’s district. She’s a member of the city’s Commission on Veterans’ Affairs, which advocated Veterans’ Unity Point.
“Too often, the challenges that our veterans face are felt in silence or isolation, and that this Veterans Unity Point will stand as a place of camaraderie, support and belonging, a space where no one has to feel like they are walking their journey alone,” Sheehan said.
Veterans’ Unity Point also has pool tables, foosball, a PlayStation 5, a weight room and cardio room. The project is a collaboration with Volunteers of America Mid-South.
