About 70 groups served veterans at Colorado Springs Stand Down
The 28th annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down at Weidner Field offered cold-weather gear, food, haircuts, dental care, VA sign-up, and housing help.
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Weidner Field in Colorado Springs held the 28th annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down, KRDO reported on October 20, 2026. About 70 community partners set up to offer cold-weather gear, surplus military equipment, food, haircuts, dental care, vaccinations, help signing up with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and housing assistance.
Robert McLaughlin, executive director of the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, said active-duty service members were there to help, and that some of the veterans coming through were moved that people had shown up for them. Damian McCabe, a retired Army officer who directs military affairs and behavioral health at UCHealth, said veterans living outside are hard to reach, and that on a given night about 120 veterans are on the streets in the area. The stadium day is one place those services meet people in person. Frank Kahley, a veteran at the event, told the station that a welcome like this matters because coming home does not always include one.
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