Community answer to women veteran homelessness

Women serve in the military. When they get out of the military they often experience homeless situations. What is the community response to overcoming the increasing numbers of homeless veterans?

  • Eva Fulton
    Director
    Author-Welcome to My People Garden
  • Eva Fulton
    Writer
  • Eva Fulton
    Producer
  • Kari Anne Wilcox
    Key Cast
    "Owner Valor Ranch"
  • Camilla Zimbal
    Key Cast
    "Commander Women Veterans of America Chapter 48"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    DSLR Canon Rebel 6
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Eva Fulton

Eva Fulton grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas. She joined the Army Reserves to attend college at UT Austin and then went active duty just as Desert Storm began in 1990. Currently she works for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Fort Worth after being selected as a Presidential Management Fellow. She also has her own contract consulting firm (www.evafulton.com) and does many public speaking engagements telling her personal story.
Ms. Fulton’s federal service also includes serving as a Contract Specialist with the General Services Administration (GSA) and prior to that with the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Department of Homeland Security.
Ms. Fulton served in the United States Army as a Paralegal in the Judge Advocates General Corps as a Staff Sergeant. Her service locations include the Headquarters Staff Judge Advocate Office of 21st Theater Support Command in Kaiserslautern, Germany; Headquarters Staff Judge Advocate Office at III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; the Staff Judge Advocate Office of 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; 93d Signal Brigade under VII Corps in Heilbronn, Germany and deployment to the sands of Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Ms. Fulton also served in the United States Army Reserves.
Ms. Fulton’s military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, the Non-Commission Officer Development Ribbon with Number “2”, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Ribbon with Number “2”, the Drivers Badge, and the German Marksman Ship Badge in Bronze.
Ms. Fulton graduated with both her MBA with a focus on Project Management and her Bachelor of Business Administration from Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Fulton is a current MA Public Leadership student with the University of San Francisco.
She has been a featured writer with GovLoop.com, and a guest blogger with the Department of Veterans Affairs VAntage Point blog site where her article was republished with U.S. Veterans Magazine and a radio interview with CBS Nick Carissimi of the Better Living show in Spring 2018. She was selected by the Dallas Veterans Affairs Hospital in Dallas, Texas to represent women Veterans for their publicity unveiling with the Dallas Morning News of the Women Veterans Wall of Honor in 2016.
Her current projects include working on a veteran-based documentary called Faithful Warriors. Current book projects are People Gardening@Work, People Gardening with My Partner, and a Christian fiction. Ms. Fulton currently serves as the Chaplain with the Women Veterans of America-Denton Chapter 48.

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Director Statement

As a woman veteran and serving as a Chaplain in a veteran nonprofit, we are often the front line to veteran transition to civilian life gone wrong. The government or military cannot always be the answer to a community problem. Awareness of women veteran homelessness is necessary so that women know that they have a safe place to go to for help. The community wants women to know that resources are available. It begins with awareness....