Five years ago, President Barack Obama announced an ambitious plan to house all of the nation’s homeless veterans by the end of 2015. The country has made steady progress since then, with more than 26,000 veterans moved off the streets and into stable housing, but considerable work lies ahead. As the president’s deadline approaches, Stars and Stripes will examine efforts by cities across the country to bring the remaining homeless veterans home.
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The VA will open a transitional housing facility for veterans and soon start a planning process for the redevelopment of its 387-acre campus.
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Living with fellow veterans in permanent supportive housing offers a healing camaraderie, an oasis of shared experience and empathy. “For some of them, being here is the first time they’ve felt connected to anyone since they got out of the military.”
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Since 2010, when President Barack Obama launched a five-year national campaign to end homelessness among veterans, the number of former servicemembers living on the streets has dropped from over 76,000 to below 50,000. Here’s a look at efforts in a handful of U.S. cities' progress, based on figures provided by federal, state and local agencies.
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As thousands of troops leave the military each month without jobs or a plan for permanent housing, a new text messaging program will link vets to peers who can connect them to the services and support they need.
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Advocates urged the Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday to immediately disburse millions of dollars included for homeless veterans in the sweeping $2 trillion stimulus bill Congress approved March 27.
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“It’s an outpouring of support from the community,” Veterans Services Commissioner Robert Santiago told the Herald on Friday. “It just warms my heart to see how much people want to connect with veterans.”
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The House approved and President Trump signed into law a sweeping $2 trillion measure Friday that includes $19.6 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs would get $19.6 billion to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic under a sweeping $2 trillion measure the Senate passed Wednesday night.
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The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans is urging Congress to approve $200 million in emergency funding to temporarily house homeless veterans in hotel rooms and secure coronavirus tests for those who get sick.
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For the second time in two days, Brockton, Mass. police officers and firefighters attended a funeral service for an Army veteran with no known relatives, a coincidence that has led the town to establish a formal policy for honoring former members of the military who die alone.
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Donald Ashcraft arrived at Dallas VA in January seeking help "for psychiatric issues” and was seen holding a knife. When he tried to walk away, VA officers followed him, trying multiple times to disarm him before Ashcraft was fatally shot
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Rather than telling veterans with other-than-honorable discharges to fill out applications for health care, sending a written denial and informing them about their options to appeal, VA staff often rejects them on the spot, a new report says.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new $8 million initiative to provide veterans with down payment and closing costs assistance to purchase new homes in Florida, part of a broader effort to ease veterans' transition from active duty service to civilian life and attract more veterans to the state.
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Stars and Stripes has been a critical, and often the only, means for troops on the front lines to keep up with the news back home. Even in the digital age, thousands of troops fighting in war zones rely on Stars and Stripes for news when internet access is either prohibited or nonexistent.
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About 300 homeless veterans will receive a host of free medical, employment, legal, benefits, housing and other services provided by federal, state, county, nonprofit, church and volunteer organizations.
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A large majority of veterans who responded to the survey reported that cannabis provided relief for their major medical troubles. In fact, 77% reported actively trying to reduce the use of over-the-counter or prescription medications with medical cannabis.
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Donald Sebastian shot and killed 30-year old Dalion Mendoza late Sunday. Sebastian, who had PTSD, then barricaded himself in the apartment and took his own life, according to police reports and records.
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Bakhita Denegal never imagined she'd be living in her car at the age of 64. But an unexpected medical emergency left the U.S. Navy veteran and longtime childbirth educator with no place to live after she fell behind on rent while receiving treatment.
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One veteran was homeless, another ran a shelter; now they live to help homeless people
January 24, 2020
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Veteran homelessness reaches 10-year low, but unused housing vouchers could help more vets
January 14, 2020
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HUD releases funds to help San Diego area's homeless veterans
January 6, 2020
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Interfaith's retiring sandwich colonel is driven by faith
December 28, 2019
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Daytona homeless shelter helps 29 veterans to permanent homes in first year
December 9, 2019
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Group helps Vietnam vet find new life on the Gulf Coast
December 7, 2019
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'We were forced to find answers’: Burn-pit injury and advocacy shape the lives of veteran and his wife
December 2, 2019
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Marine combat veteran credits Swords to Plowshares in quest to become defense attorney
December 1, 2019
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He died without a home or family. Now, an Army veteran will be buried in Fort Jackson cemetery
November 29, 2019
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Jacksonville gets Veterans Legal Services Unit as part of statewide program in Florida
November 26, 2019
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Veteran overcomes mental illness as he pursues a degree to help him aid others
November 22, 2019
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More than 800 homeless Minnesota veterans are finding stability through housing vouchers
November 18, 2019
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Veterans Day search-and-rescue mission targets Washington DC's homeless
November 11, 2019
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After battle with homelessness and alcoholism, veteran feels 'like I’m 17 again'
November 11, 2019
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D.C. veterans say so long to homelessness, with a little help from a rock star
November 11, 2019
