Veteran's Voice: Navy veteran facing homelessness receives help

Getting back on your feet and into the workforce is something many of you might be trying to do.

A navy veteran who fell on tough times just months before the COVID-19 pandemic is now on the path to success thanks to one local organization.

IN THIS WEEK'S VETERANS VOICE -ORGANIZATION, HE'S NOW ON THEPATH TO SUCCESS.(PKG) 50:00 I ALWAYS WANTEDTO JOIN A FEW YEARS AFTERGRADUATING COLLEGE - MAXPHIMMARATH - JOINED THE NAVY AT27 - SERVING 5 YEARS AS ANENGINEER STATIONED AT PEARLHARBOR.1:21:15 JOINING THE MILITARYCHANGED MY LIFE SOME OF HISFAVORITE MEMORIES INCLUDEEXPLORING DIFFERENT PARTS OFTHE WORLD - LIKE GUAM, JAPAN,KOREA, AND THAILAND.1:50:00 BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL TODIFFERENT COUNTRIES MEETING ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S WHAT IREALLY WANTED TO DO IS TRAVELAND HELP BUT IN OCTOBER 2019 -MAX LOST HIS JOB - AND BECAMEHOMELESS - 5:22:12 I'M OVERHERE BY MYSELF AND I REALLYDON'T HAVE ANYBODY WITH NOSUPPORT SYSTEM OF HIS OWN INLAS VEGAS - HE TURNED TOUS-VETS FOR HELP.4:02: WE FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULDBE NO VETERANS WHO ARE HOMELESSAFTER THE SERVICE THEYPROVIDED.SHALIMAR CABRERA IS THEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF US VETSLAS VEGAS HE SAYS - THEORGANIZATION IS THE LARGESTPROVIDER OF HOUSING AND SUPPORTSERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND ATRISK VETERANS AND THEIRFAMILIES - 3:16 WERE REALLYHELPING THEM WHILE LIVING INOUR PROGRAM TO GET BACK ONTHEIR FEET.THEY ARE GETTING HELP LIKE HOWTO MANAGE DEBT HOW TO APPLY FORJOBS AND MORE.SO THEY CAN GET BACK INTOHOUSING AND BACK ON THEIR FEETWHILE MAX WAS RECEIVING HELP,18:00 EVERYDAY WAS A NEWMILESTONE - LIKE HE'S OFFOXYGEN TODAY THANK GOD - HESAYS - EVEN THOUGH THE RECOVERYPROCESS HAS BEEN TOUGH -5:16:00 THEY CHECKED UP ON MEEVERY DAY THEY BROUGHT ME FOOD- AND MADE SURE I WAS OKAY NOW-MAX IS STAYING FOCUSED ON HISFUTURE - 4:00 GET MYSELF BACKTOGETHER GET BACK ON MY FEETAGAIN AND JUST STAY POSITIVE.IF YOU NEED HELP - OR KNOWSOMEONE WHO DOES - WE WILL HAVEA LINK TO US-VETS LAS VEGAS ONOUR WEBSITE KTNV DOT COM.VETERANS VOICE IS BROUGHT TOYOU BY LEXUS OF HENDERSON ANDLEXUS OF LAS VEGASWE WAKE TO THE 80S WITH A 5-15