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326,000 people experienced sheltered homelessness in the US in 2021. As an American, I believe this is 326,000 too many. Shockingly, 19,750 of these individuals are veterans, who are 50% more likely to become homeless than the general population. Even at 100% disability by the VA, veterans don't receive enough to live on in many major cities. It's time to ensure that those who voluntarily put their lives on the line to protect us get the care they need and deserve. This #givingseason, please reach out to the local U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or their website to see how you can help prevent homelessness and help house those who are suffering from it. And let's work together to end homelessness for good! #homelessness #veterans #careforourveterans #homelessnesssupport #societyandculture #politicsandlaw

Top 10 Myths and Misconceptions About Homelessness and Homeless Veterans Explore the truth behind homelessness, debunking top 10 myths and misconceptions, and revealing the real challenges faced by the homeless, including Veterans. https://lnkd.in/gGSP8_Dy #veterans #homelessness #myths #facts #misconceptions

IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF A PERMANENT AND LASTING SOLUTION TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM! THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS BROKEN AND NOT WORKING FOR AMERICAN TAXPAYERS Veteran Housing Corp would ask every TAXPAYER to demand and get answers from their elected and appointed government officials the below questions as they relate to any affordable, workforce, or supportive housing project in your community! 1. How much local, state, and federal funding, tax credits, or other government benefits or incentives did the project receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project? Is the affordability period permanent and in perpetuity? 3. What guarantees exist have your local, state, and federal government officials obtained in writing that rents will not go up or that tenants will not be displaced or evicted after the "affordability period expires? Every local, state, and federal housing authority and affordable or workforce housing stakeholder should adopt the State of Vermont's "permanent affordability" policy as a model for all future government funded or subsidized housing projects or developments, no exceptions! https://lnkd.in/eFEUC8c8 Additionally, local, state and federal housing agencies should look to the Helsinki, FINLAND MODEL of ending homelessness by providing affordable housing for all 'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness https://lnkd.in/er9HZSQU Even the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AGREES THAT adopting FINLAND'S MODEL OF ERADICATING HOMELESSNESS may be of great value to resolving the affordable housing and homelessness crises in America https://lnkd.in/gkSZWYRU

📣 Take the 2024 Project CHALENG Survey 📣 (https://lnkd.in/g4U8N8VJ) VA’s “Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups” for Veterans, commonly referred to as Project CHALENG, was launched in 1993 with the mission of bringing together providers, advocates, Veterans and other concerned citizens to identify the needs of homeless Veterans and work to meet those needs through planning and cooperative action. Part of Project CHALENG is the CHALENG survey, where participants rate the needs of homeless Veterans in their local communities. The results of the CHALENG survey are used each year to identify unmet needs and encourage new partnership development to meet those needs. #CHALENG #Homeless #Veterans #Communities #VoicesoftheVeterans #VHV #VA #HUDVA #SSVF #VeteranJusticePrograms U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Shawn | Anthony | James | Lourdes | Adrienne

The efforts to reduce veteran homelessness have begun to pay off! Over a 12-year stretch that ended in 2022, the population of unhoused veterans dropped by more than half. Although that trend reversed over the last year—rising 7.4% from 2022 to 2023—it was still lower than the 12% overall increase in homelessness. Part of the long-term success of reducing the number of unhoused veterans is the Veterans Affairs’ pledge to end it—as well as the funding to cover the costs of that goal. Coordinated efforts between local, state, and federal agencies that can act as safety nets; screening protocols to identify veterans at risk for homelessness; billions of dollars in federal money; and the prioritization of veteran homelessness by lawmakers across political parties has also contributed to that success. #veterans #homelessness

Let’s include women and children, let’s create pathways to oversee non profit houses getting GPD funds in a way that protect residents safety. Let’s make funds available for non legacy houses to be stood up, or supported, which in the current set up basically blocks new housing enterprises for women, and women and children from standing up. The numbers don’t tell the entire story. These residences are too often an unadulterated, and unsafe mess. #FailingUpIsNotSuccess

For folks closely involved in or tracking efforts on #homelessness it's not news that the HUD-VASH program, a collaboration between U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has been the most successful homelessness program by far. Reducing the number of homeless veterans by half in the last 15 years is no small feat. However, the effort stands out in #homelessnesspolicy precisely because it is not primarily constrained by a lack of money. While there is nearly one #voucher for every homeless veteran, among other Americans the ratio is about one for every seven homeless people. https://lnkd.in/dbhgHCYP What lessons could be learned from helping #veterans avoid homelessness? Are the issues facing those at risk of becoming homeless political or financial? Is it promising or concerning that there is no engagement from #healthcare entities in this work?

Understanding how the VA supports homeless Veterans The VA has a comprehensive array of programs aimed at addressing homelessness among Veterans, providing various forms of support, shelter, healthcare, and employment assistance. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dj4dPWJp #VeteransAffairs #Homeless #Homelessness #veterans

🚨 United we stand, and together we rise! 🚨 What is going on in America today? I understand wanting to clean up cities and things, but making it a crime and fining someone who is already struggling…you have got to be out of your minds…between unemployment, housing cost rising, and inflation what are people supposed to do? Why not fix a broken system rather than fine those who are already a product of it…. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates that 40,056 veterans are homeless on any given night. Over the course of a year, approximately twice that many experience homelessness. Only 7% of the general population can claim veteran status, but nearly 13% of the homeless adult population are veterans. No one who has willingly laid their life on the line for freedom, should find themselves homeless. If you know a Veteran who is homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless, refer him or her to a local VA Medical Center, where homeless coordinators are ready to help. Veterans and their families can also call 1-877-4AID-VET to be connected to VA services. https://lnkd.in/gN93QXKA https://lnkd.in/gHNDTQV2 #veterans #vfw #stillserving #VA #homeless #bethechange #vfw9180

One of the strategic challenges we face in dealing with situations like homelessness, suicide, or extremism among the veteran population is that we tend to treat it as a problem rather than a symptom of a problem; we neglect the root problem and apply a Band-Aid solution to the symptom. Veteran homelessness is just a reflection of a growing issue across the country, and there is research to show that veterans are "more likely to become homeless than their non-military peers." The same challenges exist for suicide and the drift to extremism. While the root problems may differ, one contributing fact is consistent in every case: transition. As Marine Corps veteran Kate Monroe notes at the end of this article, "We've got to do a better job with their exit from service, giving them runway and giving them traction so that they can segue into being a civilian." When people lose their sense of purpose - their mission in life - and the bonding of a team, finding their footing is that much harder. We have to be better. We have to do better.