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Army Veteran got his life – and his daughter back – thanks to VA’s Compensated Work Therapy program

Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2018 10:00 amJune 7, 2018 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 198 views

Across from Craig Robbins’ desk in his large office in the VA Palo Alto carpentry building is a picture of …

VA, HUD Secretaries Conduct Homeless Count-On January 31, 2013, VA Secretary Shinseki and Deputy Secretary Gould joined HUD Secretary Donovan and The Community Partnership for the annual homeless Point-In-Time count in Washington. During the last week of January, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and local agencies across the country conduct Point-in-Time Counts—to get a statistically reliable, unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless Veterans, individuals and families in the U.S. VA photos by Robert Turtil.

Thousands of homeless Veterans get permanent homes

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 10:00 amMay 23, 2018 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health, Veterans Homelessness by Hans Petersen 488 views

Thousands of homeless Veterans have been given a permanent place to live and help returning to life thanks …

With VA employees dressed in super hero costumes, Veterans at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., participate in the 2017 VA2K Walk & Roll event. The event is held annually VA locations across the country to help promote active lifestyles and help local homeless Veterans.

Annual VA2K Walk & Roll keeping Veterans and employees healthy

Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:00 amMay 16, 2018 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 94 views

The VA2K focuses on promoting active lifestyles and provides VA employees, Veterans and community members …

U.S. Army Veteran says Bay Pines VA helped regain her life

Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:09 amApril 12, 2018 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 106 views

U.S. Army Gulf War Veteran Karen Jones credits the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System for getting her back on …

Veterans in line for Stand Down event

Stand downs offer relief for homeless Veterans

Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:00 amJanuary 26, 2018 Posted in Health, Honoring Vets, Veterans Homelessness by Hans Petersen 105 views

Regardless of the circumstances that bring Veterans and their families to living in cars and over the …

VA, Community Organizations, Provide Meals to Veterans

Food donations keep Veterans healthy

Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2017 10:00 amJanuary 25, 2018 Posted in Health, Native American Veterans, Nutrition, Tribal Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 66 views

In 2010, two nurses from the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center’s Community Outpatient Clinic in Texarkana, …

L.A. Stand Down

Los Angeles VA hosts Homeless-To-Housed Veteran Stand Down

Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017 3:33 pmNovember 30, 2017 Posted in Veterans Homelessness by Namir Khaliq 26 views

The Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System recently hosted its third annual Homeless-to-Housed Veterans …

Image of A Veteran with the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Reservation is among the first to move with his family into this permanent home, thanks to Tribal HUD-VASH.

Oglala Sioux Tribe Veteran among first housed under new tribal HUD-VASH program

Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 1:42 pmJune 21, 2016 Posted in Top Stories, Tribal Affairs, Veterans Homelessness, VSO / Partners by Stephanie Birdwell 205 views

An estimated 500 Native American Veterans are expected to benefit from housing and supportive services …

Photo of music event in Washington DC

Formerly homeless Army Veteran finds sobriety and self-worth through music

Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 3:11 pmJune 21, 2016 Posted in Veterans Homelessness, Videos by Dwayne Wingfield 150 views

"Being homeless, you kind of lose touch, my music has given me the opportunity to regain that touch, along …

Image of two women walking

Shining a spotlight on mental health positions at VHA

Posted on Friday, May 27, 2016 3:17 pmMay 27, 2016 Posted in VA Careers by dan green 53 views

VA focuses on more than just physical health for its Veterans. As more and more of our Nation’s Veterans …

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