Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

Jon Lovald, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) Senior Operations Manager, speaks to Legionnaires and national staff before a tour of homeless housing that they provide to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Jon Lovald, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) Senior Operations Manager, speaks to Legionnaires and national staff before a tour of homeless housing that they provide to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Jon Lovald, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) Senior Operations Manager, speaks to Legionnaires and national staff before a tour of homeless housing that they provide to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Jon Lovald, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) Senior Operations Manager, speaks to Legionnaires and national staff before a tour of homeless housing that they provide to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
DJ Hall of the Department of Iowa listens as Jon Lovald, MACV Senior Operations Manager speaks to Legionnaires and national staff during a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
DJ Hall of the Department of Iowa listens as Jon Lovald, MACV Senior Operations Manager speaks to Legionnaires and national staff during a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Jon Lovald, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) shows off a basement remodel that will add two new bedrooms and a bathroom to one of their properties as Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that MACV provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Jon Lovald, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) shows off a basement remodel that will add two new bedrooms and a bathroom to one of their properties as Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that MACV provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
A handmade cross hangs on the bulletin board at one of MACV's temporary housing facilities. Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
A handmade cross hangs on the bulletin board at one of MACV's temporary housing facilities. Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Lionel Buchanan of St. Paul, Minn., said that MACV has been
Lionel Buchanan of St. Paul, Minn., said that MACV has been "instrumental in getting me a place to live, get established again." The temporary housing is helping him get back on his feet, and he plans to get stable housing and reunite with his family. Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Post 9/11 Army combat veteran Erik Anderson credits MACV for helping him get back on his feet, and bring hope back into his life.
Post 9/11 Army combat veteran Erik Anderson credits MACV for helping him get back on his feet, and bring hope back into his life. "I'm trying to focus on my recovery, and live my life to the potential I know I'm capable, and find meaning to my life again." Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
A photo of Building 47 standing as others had fallen, with a note of encouragement rests on a door in the kitchen of the dorm style temporary housing. Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
A photo of Building 47 standing as others had fallen, with a note of encouragement rests on a door in the kitchen of the dorm style temporary housing. Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
A MACV pen rests on the kitchen table of one of their properties as Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
A MACV pen rests on the kitchen table of one of their properties as Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Veteran Greg DeWitt is among the several who temporarily call Building 47 home, as he works to escape homelessness. Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Veteran Greg DeWitt is among the several who temporarily call Building 47 home, as he works to escape homelessness. Legionnaires and national staff are taken on a tour of homeless housing that the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV,) provides to veterans in the state, during The American Legion's 100th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.