Photo: PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 5, 2008) Personnel Specialist Seaman Kenneth Williams, assigned to Pearl Harbor Personal Support Detachment, helps register Hospitalman Brandon Parker, assigned to Navy Health Clinic Hawaii, Branch Makalapa, to vote during a "Get Out the Vote" campaign at the Pearl Harbor Naval Exchange by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Wallace Ciccarelli Jr./Released, Wikimedia
When the USS Abraham Lincoln comes to San Diego and a released sailor has no family nearby and no place to go what are his/her options?
1. Start with the Navy beforeleaving the ship/base. If the sailor is still technically in the Navy, thefirst step should be to tell the command, Chief, division officer, chaplain, orFleet and Family Support Center that they have no housing. At Naval Base SanDiego, the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) can make individualized referrals. Its published number is 619-556-7404.The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at Naval Base San Diego is another important resource. It can provide emergency assistance with things such as food, rent, utilities and emergency transportation for qualifying sailors and families. Its number is 619-767-6800.
2. If the sailor is alreadydischarged. Once the person has become a veteran, the VA’s homeless-veteranprogram becomes particularly important. VA San Diego says it assists veteranswho are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, including help with immediatefood and shelter, transitional/permanent housing, employment and financialassistance. A particularly useful San Diego resource is:
Veterans Village of San Diego4141 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110. 619-393-2000
3. Call 211 if there is nowhereto sleep tonight. 211 San Diego is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can identify emergency shelter and other services. From a phone on a military installation, the published number is 858-300-1211; otherwise dial 211.
San Diego-based U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) underway in the Atlantic Ocean during a strait transit exercise on 30 January 2019. Abraham Lincoln, with assigned Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7), was underway conducting a composite training unit exercise with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12; from US Navy, Wikimedia
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