Volunteer group works with Catholic Charities to support veterans

In 2012, U.S. Army veteran and devout Catholic Johnnie Walker was serving as commander of the Disabled American Veterans chapter in Cape May County when he learned of a veteran who was about to become homeless.

“I went to social media and shared our story, and received 18 replies from people who wanted to help. We put him in a motel for a week, then found him housing,” Walker said. “I thought to myself, ‘If we could do this unorganized, just imagine what we could do to help veterans if we were organized.’”