Veterans’ Voices with VTC
This podcast features powerful, real-life stories from veterans overcoming crisis, homelessness, and personal challenges. Each episode highlights the vital resources, tools, and support systems that helped them heal, rebuild their lives, and reintegrate into their communities. Produced by the Veterans Transition Center of California (VTC), our mission is to empower veterans to move from crisis to self-sufficiency and inspire others along the way.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2025
Veteran and VTC Board Member Tony Tollner
In this episode, we sit down with Veteran and VTC board member, Tony Tollner. Tony shares his experiences serving in the military, his path into entrepreneurship, and the values that continue to guid…
A Woman in Uniform: Yvonne’s Story of Service
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Aleen, case manager at Lightfighter Village, and resident Yvonne. Yvonne opens up about her experience as a woman in the military, the challenges she faced du…
More Than a Program: Denise, Craig, and a Life Saving Kidney
This week, we sit down with Craig Linfoot, VTC resident and front desk receptionist, alongside Denise Hernandez, Director of our LTORR program. Denise shares what it’s like leading the program and th…
A Conversation with Francisco and Steve Part 2: Building Futures Together
Francisco takes us deeper into his military journey, revealing how the discipline, hardships, and brotherhood of service have shaped not only who he is, but how he leads as GPD Director. His story is…
From Homeless to Community: Inside the GPD Program
GPD Director Francisco Narewski shares goes in depth about his military background and his roles as department director at VTC. Joining him is our Veteran resident Steve Hawthorne, as he opens up abo…
A look at Lightfighter Village: From Case Management to Community
In this episode, we talk with Bobby Merritt, a longtime case manager at the Veterans Transition Center and current liaison for Lightfighter Village, and Gary Roidt, a U.S. Veteran and VTC graduate wh…
The Determination of Richard Hibbard
In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Richard Hibbard, a Veteran and former VTC resident whose journey is nothing short of remarkable. Richard opens up about life before, during, and after his …
Changing the Narrative: The Thomas Lamphere Story
In this powerful episode of Veteran Voices with VTC, our CEO Kurt Schake opens with a moving overview of the Veterans Transition Center and the life changing work being done to support veterans in cr…
A Second Chance: Timothy's Journey
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Timothy Jackson, a former VTC resident, and Adriana Kosinski, one of our dedicated case managers who supported Timothy throughout his journey.
Together, they sha…