{"id":65175,"date":"2017-12-05T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=65175"},"modified":"2017-12-08T11:25:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T17:25:38","slug":"west-side-church-provides-a-safe-haven-for-chicago-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/west-side-church-provides-a-safe-haven-for-chicago-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"West Side Church Provides a Safe Haven for Chicago Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Xinyi (Ethel) Jiang <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">More than a hundred Austin neighbors from the West Side gathered on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to celebrate and honor the service of veterans at the Healing Temple Church.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cMusical and Award Luncheon\u201d is part of the \u201cStandup for Veterans\u201d program sponsored by the Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute. Every month, the institute provides African-American veterans with resources and referrals for housing, employment opportunities and\u00a0mental health services. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65177\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"621\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic11.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic11-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic11-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veterans have dinner at the Healing Temple Church. (Xinyi Jiang\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ike Dowsey, JR. served as an ordnance specialist for the Marines from 1976 to 1982. During his time in service, Dowsey lost a lot of comrades. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s deep,\u201d said Dowsey. \u201cBut still you had to do your job. You had to be able to get your strength from somewhere else.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"West Side Church Provides a Safe Haven for Chicago Veterans\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/245928370?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat (the war) changes you, as a person, and that\u2019s why a lot of veterans need help,\u201d said Murray Williams, a volunteer at the Lockhart institute. <\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 20 percent\u00a0of post-9\/11 veterans and 30 percent of Vietnam vets have been diagnosed with post traumatic dress disorder (PTSD). The cost of treating a veteran with PTSD is roughly $8,300\u00a0a year \u2014over three times the amount spent on unaffected veterans, according to the Congressional Budget Office.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65183\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"608\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic44.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic44-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic44-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic44-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic44-672x372.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Rogers, director of Coalition of Veterans Organizations (Xinyi Jiang\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cVeterans that cannot or will not go to the VA have a resource in their community that can be that bridge,\u201d said David Rogers, director of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations. Rogers, a PTSD sufferer himself, believes it\u2019s important for those living with PTSD or other service-related conditions to share their experiences with fellow veterans.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65185\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"655\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic33.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic33-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic33-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic33-1024x610.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Elizabeth Lockhart, executive director of Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute (Xinyi Jiang\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lockhart institute provides food and organizes activities every third Friday. Meeting at the dinner table, veterans in the community have relaxing talks like a family. \u201cVeterans are a different kind of group. They are very private,\u201d said Dr. Elizabeth Lockhart, executive director of the Institute. <\/p>\n<p>Support from the private sector is especially important now as federal programs are failing to meet the needs of the more than 20 million veterans in the United States. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite of all the great talk about our love for veterans, much of that, with some of the people in government, is nothing more than conversation,\u201d said U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65186\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"618\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic55.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic55-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic55-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/pic55-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Rep. Danny Davis is awarding veterans. (Xinyi Jiang\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf we hadn\u2019t been here today in this church with these veterans, there wouldn\u2019t be lunch, so that they can sit and eat and talk and enjoy themselves,\u201d said Davis, \u201cThe church is the instrument for change, especially in black life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to The NonProfit Times, around 400,000 non-profit organizations, including churches, touch veteran issues such as homelessness, unemployment, mental health care, reintegration, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Over 20 veterans commit suicide every day, according to Lockhart. \u201cWhatever we can do, we can continue to give life to them, and eliminate one or two suicides a day, that we wanna keep doing that,\u201d said Lockhart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Marine veteran Ike Dowsey, JR. sings at the \u201cMusical and Award Luncheon.&#8221; (Xinyi Jiang\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Xinyi (Ethel) Jiang Medill Reports More than a hundred Austin neighbors from the West Side gathered on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to celebrate and honor the service of veterans at the Healing Temple Church. 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