Cynthia Perkins received help from the Boston VA for chronic back pain and MST… then started her own business.
Vietnam Veteran Airman Robert Irvin used a VA benefit to become a truck driver. A crash flipped his truck over and VA helped him again.
A Florida VA social worker used VA and HUD-VASH programs to find an older Veteran a home that's a “cruise ship on land.”
A VA peer support specialist asked a homeless man if he was a Veteran. Days later, he was enrolled in VA health care and in his own apartment.
After a year living in his car, Air Force Veteran found support through a transitional housing and support center and the HUD-VASH program.
From working with surface-to-air missiles to sleeping in his car, Army Veteran found help, health care and a home thanks to VA services.
Discover how diverse and far-reaching the social work profession within VA truly is. They are embedded in most VA departments.
On this month’s Ending Veteran Homelessness podcast, we hear about unsheltered homeless Veterans, why it harms Veterans and what VA is doing about it.
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.
When the restaurant where he worked closed, Army Veteran was referred to the Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing program.
Army Veteran Teressa White was homeless, needing a permanent living situation. A partnership with a dedicated VA social worker helped her forge a new path.
Homeless off and on for 30 years, Army Veteran finally takes his son advice, goes to VA and receives benefits he earned…and a place to live.