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Article: New Directions Choir of Formerly Homeless Veterans to Perform At Democratic National Convention.
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- August 15, 2000
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ --
The New Directions Choir, composed of formerly homeless veterans, will perform at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, August 17th, between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
The choir consists of current and former residents of New Directions, a long-term residential treatment center located on the grounds of the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center and serving more than 500 veterans a year. Approximately 30,000 homeless veterans reside in Los Angeles, comprising more than 30% of the area's homeless.
New Directions -- a nonprofit agency founded by veterans -- ...