A rising number of female veterans, many with children, are finding themselves homeless and without resources to help them.

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"The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates there are more than 107,000 homeless veterans. According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans five percent of homeless veterans are women." says TaRhonda Thomas in a 9News article.

The Volunteers of America, who run shelters for the homeless, have teamed up with HomeAid Colorado to provide transitional housing, specifically for female veterans.

"This is one of the first in the state of Colorado to provide transitional housing for female veterans," said HomeAid Colorado Executive Director Laura Brayman as she stood in front of a two-story four-bedroom home being built in Denver." The veterans will live in the home for six months to a year while they save enough money to move to their own place.

HomeAid Colorado has built 40 units since it began in 1999.  Most contractors provide free services and 69% of the labor and items used are donations.  Volunteers of America cover any remaining expenses with federal grant money.  They plan to build two more transitional homes for female veterans by 2012.

For the female veterans, this will be a new beginning to work for a better future.

For more information about the program, go to HomeAid Colorado.

To read the full story, go to 9NEWS.com.

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