Rep. McGonagle visits Home Base

The Rep. visited the Charlestown veteran’s center in partnership with the Red Sox and Mass General

Special to The Advocate

Last week State Representative Joe McGonagle visited and met top officials from Home Base in Charlestown to tour their facility and learn about their programs. Home Base, which was started in 2009 by the Red Sox Foundation, has served over 45,000 veterans and their families to heal invisible wounds through treatment, education and support services. Their Charlestown facility offers a wide range of services: two-week inpatient intensive treatment programs, outpatient therapy, fitness and pain management programs and much more. They have served veterans from all 50 states as well U.S. veterans living abroad in 13 countries.

“I was absolutely blown away by the facility, range of programs and quality of care presented at Home Base,” said McGonagle. “General Jack Hammond and his team, in partnership with the Red Sox and Mass General, are doing absolutely incredible work. They recognize that veterans of all ages and generations continue to struggle everyday and that receiving life changing and saving treatment isn’t always accessible. They’ve made the commitment to make this treatment as easy to get as possible. Their success rate is phenomenal and they continue to seek the newest innovations in treatment. I look forward to continuing to work with them and encourage any and all veterans to reach out to Home Base for their completely free program.”