After his brother was killed in Afghanistan, Army Veteran Dustin Atwell lost his way and ended up in jail. VA programs, including the Veteran Justice program, helped him recover.
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist coordinates with justice systems to help justice-involved Veterans in local courts and jails.
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 Symposium March 30, from noon to 3:30 p.m. EST.
Navy Veteran Tim Healy could be serving a life sentence. Given a second chance, he now helps other justice-involved Veterans.
Racial equity is a critical component to ensuring Veterans from historically underserved groups receive the support they need to regain permanent housing.
During Second Chance Month, VA examines the relationship between homelessness and incarceration, and explains how re-entry services help Veterans get a new lease on life.
VA permanently housed more than 40,000 homeless Veterans in 2022, providing them with the safe, stable homes that they deserve. A technology tool that is helping VA officials and partners on the front lines is VA‘s Status Query and Response Exchange System (SQUARES).
For 30 years, Project CHALENG has brought together providers, Veterans, and other concerned citizens to identify and meet the needs of homeless Veterans
The mission of VA’s Veterans Justice Outreach Program is to identify justice-involved Veterans and facilitate access to VA services.
Understanding how VA services benefit Veterans leads to more referral recommendations from the Treatment Court and judge.
VA joins the Departments of Justice and Interior on a joint task force focused on raising awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Shar-Ron Bui spent 25 years in prison, was homeless and lost his daughter. He now dedicates his life to helping other Veterans.