Local retired Navy officer provides jackets for homeless veterans

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Recently retired Navy Chief Petty Officer and San Diego resident Gregory Ellis is fundraising to donate jackets to local homeless veterans.

His goal is to raise nearly $8,000 by Jan. 6. That money will go toward the cost of jackets and the cost of distributing as many jackets as he can to local veterans experiencing homelessness.

The jackets are made by a non-profit organization called The Empowerment Plan, a Detroit-based nonprofit organization focused on permanently elevating families from the generational cycle of homelessness.

Gregory Ellis was in studio to tell us more about it.

To donate, visit https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/cuaswsd2019

For more info on the Empowerment Plan, visit https://www.empowermentplan.org/