CHARLOTTE — A Navy veteran in Charlotte spent years experiencing homelessness after her past deployment.
Now, she has a new ride, courtesy of the Veterans Bridge Home and the National Auto Body Council.
Janee Bennett served three deployments in the Navy.
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The Auto Body Council said she has been homeless since returning to Charlotte in 2019.
The Council’s Recycled Rides Progam refurbished a car so that she’d have a reliable way to get around.
The car, a 2017 Toyota Camry, was donated by Allstate. Maaco Rock Hill technicians refurbished the vehicle for Bennett.
With the help of organizations like these, she has a new apartment, found a job at a local bank, and now has a way to get from her home to her job.
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