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  • Overcoming Veteran homelessness, one day at a time

    Overcoming Veteran homelessness, one day at a time

    How VA programs and Catholic Charities helped Navy Veteran Taiyaa Roundtree overcome homelessness, find stable housing, and rebuild his life.

  • Breaking the myth: Understanding Veteran homelessness

    Breaking the myth: Understanding Veteran homelessness

    Learn how Veteran homelessness takes many forms, how you can help break the stigma around homelessness, and how you can help homeless Veterans access the resources they’ve earned and deserve.

  • Veteran homelessness isn’t always visible

    Veteran homelessness isn’t always visible

    Veteran homelessness isn’t always visible, and understanding its many forms can help connect those experiencing homelessness with vital VA support.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on RSV vaccines, heart disease and homelessness

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on RSV vaccines, heart disease and homelessness

    VA Research recently published findings on respiratory syncytial virus vaccines, a potential heart disease treatment, and health care for homeless Veterans.

  • Mobile unit brings health care for Veterans experiencing homelessness

    Mobile unit brings health care for Veterans experiencing homelessness

    George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center’s mobile medical unit is part of the homeless program outreach efforts, delivering care directly to Veterans experiencing homelessness.

  • ‘Give yourself a chance’: Veteran overcomes addiction and homelessness

    ‘Give yourself a chance’: Veteran overcomes addiction and homelessness

    Marine Corps Veteran Rob Slaughter overcame addiction and homelessness, and maintaining his sobriety is how he leads by example.

  • Getting Veterans off the street: A new step toward ending Veteran homelessness

    Getting Veterans off the street: A new step toward ending Veteran homelessness

    VA’s new surge initiative aims to find unsheltered Veterans by meeting them where they are and fast-tracking their access to housing and care.

  • Breaking the link between homelessness and suicide

    Breaking the link between homelessness and suicide

    How addressing homelessness and justice-involvement plays a crucial role in reducing Veteran suicide—and what VA is doing to break the cycle for good.

  • Homelessness among female Veterans in 2024

    Homelessness among female Veterans in 2024

    Fewer female Veterans were homeless in 2024 than in 2023, but VA is committed to reducing that number to zero.

  • Preventing homelessness of Veterans impacted by job loss

    Preventing homelessness of Veterans impacted by job loss

    Keeping Veterans stably housed is one of our top priorities at VA. We have numerous programs to help prevent Veteran homelessness.

  • How Veteran homelessness is dropping amid a record surge

    How Veteran homelessness is dropping amid a record surge

    This podcast episode looks at how Veteran homelessness rates dropped to a record low in 2024 despite a national homelessness epidemic.

  • Veteran homelessness reaches record low, decreasing by 7.5% since 2023

    Veteran homelessness reaches record low, decreasing by 7.5% since 2023

    Data comes weeks after VA announced that it housed nearly 48,000 homeless Veterans in FY24.

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Last updated January 8, 2026

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