There are 13 article(s) tagged Alpha Omega Veterans Services:

• September 2025

  • On two Memphis farms, veterans are getting back to nature

    “The farming aspect is really dope, but I ultimately like having that feeling of service,” said one veteran.

    By Aisling Mäki September 21, 2025

• August 2024

  • Cordell Walker poured all he had into Alpha Omega Veterans Services

    Under Walker’s leadership, Alpha Omega Veterans Services grew from a duplex in South Memphis to a nonprofit that helped more than 15,000 veterans get training, treatment and access to the benefits they were due.

    By Jane Roberts August 09, 2024

• July 2024

  • What to Order: Kinfolk’s BLT

    Here’s the blueprint for making a truly sublime BLT as well as some other menu recommendations. 

    By Jennifer Chandler July 22, 2024

• December 2023

  • Alpha Omega opens $8 million campus for homeless veterans

    The Cordell Walker Veteran Center is named for the longtime executive director of Alpha Omega Veterans Services. The facility at 3114 Jackson Ave. includes housing for 20 homeless veterans.

    By Jane Roberts December 06, 2023

• November 2023

  • This Week in Memphis: Tigers’ season starts without Penny, Terrence Howard is here

    What’s ahead this week? Leftwich Tennis Center will reopen, Downtown Dining Week is happening, and Mississippi voters are headed to the polls.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 05, 2023

• August 2023

  • Labor costs throttling understaffed nonprofits, many cutting services

    The Salvation Army shelter for women and children on Jackson is operating below capacity and turning people away because it cannot hire or retain staff.

    By Jane Roberts August 12, 2023

• January 2023

  • Alpha Omega’s $8 million project is a nod to Cordell Walker

    The Jackson Avenue facility is the latest effort of a man who never served in the military but has dedicated 35 years to serving veterans with housing, food, clothing and offering sometimes simply a place to be understood.

    By Jane Roberts January 09, 2023

• November 2022

  • Navy vet leads Memphis VA System from centennial year into the next century of care

    Navy veteran Joseph Vaughan moved to Memphis during the pandemic to lead one of the nation’s most complex veterans’ hospital systems. 

    By Aisling Mäki November 11, 2022

• January 2022

  • About Town: Former training center to house homeless veterans

    Alpha Omega Veterans Services was given the former training center through a federal grant by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

    By Julia Baker January 14, 2022

  • Former Marine Corps training center will provide housing to veterans in need

    “Getting this property was a godsend because it came at just the time when we needed it,” said Alpha Omega Veterans Services Executive Director Cordell Walker. The nonprofit acquired the former Marine Corps Reserve Center at 3114 Jackson Ave. through a federal grant process. 

    By Rob Moore January 10, 2022

• January 2021

  • For veterans, global pandemic one more enemy

    Less than 6% of Alpha Omega Veterans Services’ clients have contracted COVID-19 and only one has died with the virus. Nevertheless, the pandemic poses new challenges for veterans still trying to get grounded in civilian life. 

    By Don Wade January 03, 2021

• November 2019

  • Veterans line up for Thanksgiving dinners

    All the makings for 2,000 Thanksgiving dinners were handed out to military veterans on Thursday at the Fairgrounds.

    By Linda A. Moore November 22, 2019

• July 2019

  • Alpha Omega Veterans Services plowing new ground with urban farm

    Alpha Omega Veterans Services got in the farm-to-table movement more than a year ago. Now, with its first full growing season unfolding, it's marketing produce and the power of horticultural therapy. 

    By Jane Roberts July 03, 2019