Walmart to Provide Housing for Veterans

Shreveport-Bossier is close to ending homelessness among veterans. New Orleans recently reached that lofty goal. Now retail giant Walmart is stepping up in a big way to help.

Walmart Stores plans to give up to $1.5 million to a charity that provides housing for families of veterans who are in military or veteran hospitals.

The gift includes an initial donation of $500,000 to the Fisher House Foundation and up to an additional $1 million through an interactive campaign called Holiday Sing to Salute Military Families.

The company says it will donate $100 for every video of a holiday greeting or holiday song posted to social media sites with the hashtag Sing2Salute before Dec. 22. Walmart says the donations will be used for home improvements, holiday celebrations and gifts for military families staying at the more than 60 homes nationwide while veterans receive medical care at nearby hospitals.