Morning light over the historic barracks of the Fort Ord campus, an American flag flying

News & Updates

VTC newsletters, updates from our Fort Ord campus, and stories about our work from across the web.

The latest from VTC

VTC accepting the 2025 Nonprofit Agency of the Year award

VTC Named 2025 Nonprofit Agency of the Year

June 10, 2026

For the second time in three years, VTC has been recognized as Nonprofit Agency of the Year for its work serving Veterans across California.

Lightfighter Village housing complex

Lightfighter Village Is Open — and Home to 71 Veteran Households

May 15, 2026

Our three-story, 71-unit supportive housing community on 2.3 acres of the VTC campus has reached full occupancy — and the waitlist is open.

Veterans at the VTC food pantry

Food Pantry Now Serving 1,300 Veterans a Month — Pets Included

April 20, 2026

Demand at our food pantry has grown steadily — and thanks to donors and volunteers, so has our capacity to meet it.

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VTC Newsletters

Team spotlights, program updates, and upcoming events — download and read any issue.

Stories from Across the Web

At the Salute to Veterans Jamboree in Marina

KSBW at the Veterans Day Jamboree

KSBW Action News 8

The Homecomings feature in America's Defense Communities magazine

Hope, Healing & Homecomings

America's Defense Communities Magazine

From KAZU's story on VTC's transformative re-entry work

Doing work on the inside to prepare for life on the outside

KAZU 90.3

Food donations from Fort Hunter Liggett arriving at the VTC food pantry

Fort Hunter Liggett donations fill up Veterans Center Food Pantry

U.S. Army

VTC graduate Kevin sitting with his dog Bandit

KSQD: Finding Home Radio Program

KSQD 90.7

A Veteran working behind the counter at Last Chance Mercantile

Last Chance Mercantile gives old stuff and Veterans a new life

Monterey County Weekly

Honoring Vietnam veterans at a Monterey ceremony

Vietnam veterans honored in Monterey 50 years after the war

KSBW Action News 8

Pantry Manager Amos Johnson stocks the fridge at the Veterans Transition Center

Grant Program Aims to Keep Food on Tables and Out of Landfills

Monterey Herald

Coverage of the 19% rise in homelessness in Monterey County

Homelessness up 19% in Monterey County

Monterey Herald (via MSN)

Two Veterans at CTF Soledad sitting in front of a mural, holding a dog from Wiley's Wish

Incarcerated Veterans train rescued pups at California state prison

NBC Bay Area