The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced two new grants to support Secretary Eric K. Shinseki’s goal of ending Veterans’ homelessness in 2015. Under these new programs, homeless providers can apply for funding to enhance the facilities used to serve homeless Veterans, and acquire vans to
Read more →The purpose of the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Program is to avoid the unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and extended incarceration among Veterans by ensuring that eligible justice-involved Veterans have timely access to VHA services as clinically indicated. Veterans’ Justice Outreach Specialists are responsible for direct outreach,
Read more →By Annie Gowen, Published: May 27 The Washington Post Four years ago, Veronica Witherspoon was stationed in Baghdad, enduring roiling sandstorms and nearly daily rocket fire as she worked as a Navy petty officer at Camp Victory. By January, she had left the military, lost her job as
Read more →They serve out of love, protecting our freedom and our borders. Now Lansing is giving back, raising money and awareness for our homeless veterans. There are more than 14,000 homeless veterans in Michigan. On Wednesday, some of those veterans received free services like haircuts, health screenings, job
Read more →BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – It’s a big leap from $1,300 a few years ago to $1 million today. Just four years after officially starting, Brevard County-based National Veterans Homeless Support this year plans to expand its work into Volusia and Orange counties and beyond, thanks to a
Read more →Wheaton, IL — WHAT IS IT? The Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller Home, a six-room housing unit offering affordable housing to qualified veterans, recently opened in Wheaton. WHAT? The home is a reasonably priced place for veterans who’ve recovered from psychological and substance abuse problems and are
Read more →(Prescott Daily Courier, AZ) — “A lot of them are camping out, many are older, and most have health issues,” Gatens said. “I basically talk to them about how we can help them, and services they can get through us and the VA when they’re ready.” U.S.
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Read more →American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2011 – The U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development today announced that a new national report shows that homelessness among veterans has been reduced by nearly 12 percent between January 2010 and January 2011. The
Read more →The recent military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen more women than ever before on the front lines. Compared to the 41,000 women deployed in the Gulf War, roughly 200,000 women have served or are serving in these conflicts. The number of women going into combat
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