Staten Islanders are sitting down in order to stand up in support of local veterans.  

Community members with the non-profit Project Hospitality and United States Island Veterans Organizations got together for a Veterans Appreciation Breakfast in West Brighton Saturday morning.

The goal of the program is to highlight resources like local food pantries, medical programs, and shelters for struggling veterans. Organizers say more than 150 Staten Island veterans attended. Joe Torres, Executive Board Member of Project Hospitality says "we need to be doing more to support our heroes. And the purpose of today's gathering is to bring together community partners address that need and we're looking at it from a standpoint of collective impact."

To learn more about volunteer opportunities and the types of service the non-profit provides head to ProjectHospitality.org