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  • HUD-VASH advocates for unhoused Veteran

    HUD-VASH advocates for unhoused Veteran

    Emilee Rubin shares how HUD-VASH and other VA programs helped her find a place to call home.

  • 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.

  • Veterans Treatment Court helps Marine turn his life around

    Veterans Treatment Court helps Marine turn his life around

    Stuck in a cycle of drinking and homelessness, Veteran Taylor West was sentenced to Veterans Treatment Court, where he developed the tools to get back on track.

  • 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.

  • VA Leading the Way: VA Exceeds Goal to House Homeless Veterans for Second Year in a Row

    VA Leading the Way: VA Exceeds Goal to House Homeless Veterans for Second Year in a Row

    VA permanently housed 46,552 homeless Veterans, exceeding the agency’s 2023 goal to house at least 38,000 Veterans.

  • Jackson VA exceeds goal to permanently house Veterans

    Jackson VA exceeds goal to permanently house Veterans

    G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA had a goal to house 134 Veterans by the end of the year. They have now permanently housed more than 135 Veterans…two months before the deadline.

  • Veteran homelessness decreased by 11% in the last two years

    Veteran homelessness decreased by 11% in the last two years

    Recently released updates by the Department of Housing and Urban Development shares insights into Veteran homelessness and reasons to be optimistic.

  • Korean era Veteran leaves behind a legacy of service

    Korean era Veteran leaves behind a legacy of service

    From his service in Korea to his final battle, Marine Veteran William Nyman’s bravery reminds us of what it means to be a hero.

  • VA’s challenge to house 38,000 homeless Veterans

    VA’s challenge to house 38,000 homeless Veterans

    Tune in for second episode of VA’s podcast Ending Veteran Homelessness Episode #2: VA's national challenge to house 38,000 homeless Veterans

  • Podcast: Ending Veteran homelessness

    Podcast: Ending Veteran homelessness

    Podcasts will introduce Veterans to new benefits and program innovations and tell how VA will continue to prevent Veteran homelessness.

  • VA provides hope to Navy Veteran David Burris, who was facing homelessness

    VA provides hope to Navy Veteran David Burris, who was facing homelessness

    Navy Veteran used benefits of VA’s Grant and Per Diem Program which funds agencies providing services to Veterans experiencing homelessness.

  • VA and Volunteers of America help Veteran Robert Irvin go from homeless to home

    VA and Volunteers of America help Veteran Robert Irvin go from homeless to home

    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.

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Last updated December 12, 2025

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