An Air Force Veteran and volunteer faced homelessness but found housing with help from VA.
https://news.va.gov/129962/brush-with-homelessness-leads-to-helping-others/
For 34 Nevada Veterans at-risk or currently experiencing homelessness, the Nevada Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC) provided much-needed hope and connections. From Feb. 20-22, 2024, Vetera...
https://news.va.gov/129804/va-supports-nevada-veterans-one-on-one-event/
In this episode of the “Ending Veteran Homelessness” podcast, we discuss how VA homeless programs are working to support LGBTQ+ Veterans.
https://news.va.gov/122609/va-homeless-programs-support-lgbtq-veterans/
Homeless Coordinators and external stakeholders will learn what VA is doing to assist Veterans experiencing homelessness during the Virtual Homeless and Justice-Involved Veteran Outreach Symposiu...
https://news.va.gov/116508/homeless-justice-involved-outreach-symposium/
Eileen Devine, national director of Health Care for Homeless Veterans, discusses the power of outreach and what you can do to help.
https://news.va.gov/105597/finding-devine-intervention-in-ending-veteran-homelessness/
Listen to the podcast Short Takes on Suicide Prevention on the topic of PTSD and Exercise: Finding recovery through fitness.
https://news.va.gov/104994/ptsd-and-exercise-finding-recovery-through-fitness/
The mission of the Errera Community Care Center is to help individuals struggling with homelessness to live successfully in their communities.
https://news.va.gov/103730/the-greatest-mission-caring-for-those-at-risk-of-homelessness/
VA has many ways to help you recover from alcohol disorders. Learn about the VA treatments, including support groups and specialized therapy.
https://news.va.gov/102051/about-88000-people-die-from-alcohol-related-causes-annually/
The article discussed the results of an earlier study by Kamdar and colleagues that used photo-elicitation to better understand food insecurity in a group of post 9/11 Veterans with children. The...
https://news.va.gov/100895/photos-shed-light-on-food-insecurity-in-post-9-11-veterans/
Kansas City VA and community coalition did a PIT count and distributed hygiene and essentials to unhoused residents in the Kansas City metro.
https://news.va.gov/101091/kansas-city-va-teams-up-with-community-partners-for-pit-count/
Enter THRIVe. That’s shorthand for a center that VA has created to help Veterans bloom within their communities—by finding work, engaging recreation, making friends, and keeping in contact wi...
https://news.va.gov/100926/vas-thrive-center-supports-veterans-settling-into-new-neighborhoods/
Key accomplishments from the first year of the Isakson-Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act, including assistance for homeless Veterans and Intimate Partner Violence awareness.
https://news.va.gov/99016/one-year-after-enactment-isakson-roe-act/
BayLegal – A winner in the VA National Community Partnership Challenge, providing free legal aid to low-income people including Veterans.
https://news.va.gov/96164/california-partnership-helps-veterans-find-justice-through-health-care/
VA Chief of Staff Tanya Bradsher visited the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) West Los Angeles campus to reaffirm the commitment to ending Veterans homelessness.
https://news.va.gov/92425/va-chief-of-staff-reaffirms-commitment-to-ending-veteran-homelessness/
As the nation grapples with record setting heat waves, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reminds Veterans and communities of various resources available to Veterans experiencing homelessnes...
https://news.va.gov/91819/extreme-heat-assistance-available-for-veterans-experiencing-homelessness/
In late 2020, Seattle’s VA Puget Sound Health Care System contacted community partners, such as homeless shelters, transitional housing programs and permanent housing programs to help get the C...
In addition to vaccinating Veterans, VA has offered the vaccine to non-Veterans as part of the Fourth Mission, which includes providing support for national, state and local efforts during public...
The Compensated Work Therapy-Transitional Residence Program was the perfect next-step for Marine Corps Veteran Rickey Ginn in his recovery. Program provides a safe, supportive therapeutic environ...
https://news.va.gov/89396/transitional-apartments-help-vets-prepare-independent-living/
After years of health issues, addiction, and homelessness, Navy Veteran Dawn Densel is healthy, has stable housing, and works for the federal government, thanks to VA and its many programs for Ve...
https://news.va.gov/86665/veteran-battled-homelessness-now-career-helping-others/
For 26 years, the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DC VAMC) has opened its doors to Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness for the annual Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Sta...
https://news.va.gov/86655/va-winterhaven-stand-saved-generous-support-community-partners/
Charles Murray used to lug his heavy 12-year-old laptop 3 miles on his bike for his VA telehealth appointments. He now connects with his care team via VA Video Connect from a VA-connected iPad at...
https://news.va.gov/83736/va-bridges-digital-divide-veteran-old-gear/
Social workers from the Amarillo VA Housing First Program found grants available from community organizations. They were able to pay every bill for every Veteran and prevent the loss of their hom...
https://news.va.gov/82023/social-workers-keep-18-veterans-homes/
Since its opening on Veterans Day in 2016, the John and Jill Ker Conway Residence has provided Veterans with community-based housing that includes an on-site case management team – consisting o...
VA and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) recently teamed up to host a Facebook Live event about the ways in which Veterans and their family members can access VA homelessness resources during the CO...
https://news.va.gov/79439/icymi-facebook-live-resources-homeless-risk-veterans/
Steps House dedicates 40 beds to Veterans who are experiencing homelessness, thanks to grants from VA’s Grant Per Diem (GPD) program. The GPD program aims to help Veterans who are homeless achi...
https://news.va.gov/79064/veteran-finds-permanent-housing-gpd-program-support/
Veterans of the VA Eastern Colorado domiciliary program are experiencing therapeutic benefits from their garden. It helps those Veterans at risk of homelessness served by a clinical care team.
https://news.va.gov/78325/domiciliary-veterans-harvest-benefits-new-garden/
The Healthcare for Homeless Veterans program at Shreveport VA provides more than just housing or shelter to Veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Hardship comes in many f...
https://news.va.gov/78075/shreveport-va-homeless-program-delivers-camaraderie-food/
A graphic novel-style guide uses storytelling and expressive art to describe housing and health care resources for Veterans facing homelessness.
https://news.va.gov/77920/support-veterans-facing-homelessness/
Hire MI Vet focuses on community involvement, education and hiring events. The initiative has made a range of employment-related services accessible to all Veterans who are unemployed or at risk...
https://news.va.gov/74247/michigan-nonprofit-bridges-gap-veterans-potential-employers/
Because Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness experience poorer health outcomes than individuals in stable housing, VA is working closely with other federal agencies to limit this...
https://news.va.gov/73848/limiting-spread-covid-19-among-homeless-veterans/