Homeless Veterans met with VA social workers at an event designed to move Veterans into housing and on a path to permanent housing.
Iron Mountain Health VA’s Healthcare for Homeless Veterans program is shifting the culture in the fight against rural homelessness.
Veteran homelessness rose in 2023, but not as much as overall homelessness. Significant actions taken by VA in 2022 appear to have mitigated the risk of a greater increase.
When a transitional housing option for Veterans closed, Columbia VA made sure Veterans had access to safe and stable housing
Palo Alto VA’s street outreach team is comprised of previously homeless Veterans who now work to support Veterans experiencing homelessness.
VA2K also helps homeless Veterans. Participants bring donations which are distributed to homeless Veterans in local areas.
Homeless Veteran Robert Wooding looked to VA housing programs for help. Now he serves at VA and has been recognized by the VA Secretary.
Army Veteran Teressa White was homeless, needing a permanent living situation. A partnership with a dedicated VA social worker helped her forge a new path.
During Second Chance Month, VA examines the relationship between homelessness and incarceration, and explains how re-entry services help Veterans get a new lease on life.
VA permanently housed 40,401 homeless Veterans in 2022… exceeding the goal to house 38,000 Veterans by 6.3%.
Hundreds of Veterans received housing, food and employment assistance, clothing and health screenings at Chicago Winter Stand Down.
VA is committed to finding innovative ways to help Veterans exit homelessness. Sometimes this means making sure those who have answered the call to service have smartphone telephone service.