CHARLOTTE — Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte was honored Nov. 11 at the Carolinas Veterans Day Festival by Veterans Bridge Home as the 2021 Janene Stewart McGee Provider of the Year.
Before her death in 2020, McGee served as the Mecklenburg County Director for Veteran Services. A U.S. Air Force veteran herself, she was known as an avid proponent for healthcare access, housing access and other needs of veterans.
Catholic Charities was selected for this honor because of its work through its Supportive Services for Veteran Families program that helps veterans experiencing homelessness find safe and stable housing, among other services.
Veterans Bridge Home shared that housing requests from veterans were 29 percent of its total requests last year, and Catholic Charities worked to find housing for more than 200 of those veterans.
— Catholic News Herald