Veterans Transition Center
Ending Veteran Homelessness in Monterey County—Housing First + Wraparound Care
About the Organization
The Veterans Transition Center (VTC) helps Monterey County veterans move from crisis to stability. From its Fort Ord campus in Marina, VTC provides emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing alongside case management, food and clothing support, employment services, benefits navigation, and therapy groups. VTC welcomes veterans with families—and even pets—so people can heal and rebuild together. The new 71-unit Lightfighter Village (opened January 2025) expands permanent supportive housing capacity, while the Transformative Re-Entry program—created with the Veterans Hub at CTF Soledad—has achieved 0% recidivism among participants.
Key Facts
Why I Support This Cause
Housing + wraparound care is how you change a veteran's trajectory. The Veterans Transition Center delivers exactly that—emergency shelter, transitional homes, and now Lightfighter Village for permanent supportive housing—while leading innovative re-entry work with measurable outcomes. Supporting VTC means fewer veterans on the street and more neighbors thriving here on the Monterey Peninsula.
"We're working toward functional zero—a Monterey County where no veteran is forced to be homeless."
— Veterans Transition Center