Page 13 - Southern Exposure - December '19

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Tripp Rentz, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Green Beret
Mullins, founding pastor of Christ
Fellowship, author, and coach who spoke
on “Stay the Course.” Ilana Rentz shared
her reflection of service.
Guests enjoyed dinner from the
Breakers followed by Greg Torretta,
president of Faith, Hope, Love, Charity,
Inc. closing with “Our Mission Continues:
Reintegrating Displaced and At-Risk
Veterans and their Families Back into
Communities to Sustain Independent
Living, Restoring their Dignity and
Promoting Community Awareness.” This
was followed by dancing the night away
with music by The Sweet Talkers.
Since 2012, the First Stop Veterans
Resource Center and Stand Down
House have reintegrated over 2,500
homeless veterans and their families
into permanent housing and stopped
over 900 evictions/shut-off notices. In 2017, Palm Beach Faith, Hope, Love, Charity, Inc. has embarked on a
County had a 73 percent increase in homelessness among project to build a Village of Valor housing complex for
veterans, while other homeless populations showed a veterans and their families, that will include social services,
decrease. counseling, job training, child care, and emotional support.
Dr. Tom Mullins, founding pastor of Christ
Christy Peterson Fellowship Ilana Rentz