ending Veteran homelessness

Operation Sacred Trust (OST) is a nonprofit organization funded by VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program.

Minnesota’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program connects service members, Veterans, and military families with state and federal resources and services.

VA, DOL, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) recently met to promote housing stability and employment opportunities for Veterans. This partnership provides Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless with the comprehensive support they need to obtain and maintain gainful employment.

Carl Davis had been homeless for most of the past 40 years. The signature on his new apartment lease gave him a new lease on life.

The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans recently formed a panel of Veterans who have both utilized VA services and experienced homelessness. The panel met with the committee to inform its recommendations to the VA Secretary.

Michael McKelphin is a formerly homeless Cold War-era Veteran who used VA’s Homeless Veterans Community Employment Services to pursue his educational goals and land full-time employment.

Student councils in six states competed to collect the most money and household goods to benefit Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

VA and local resources form a band of care that provides a holistic support system for Veterans and their families, including those who are experiencing homelessness.

The food pantry is open to all Veterans, providing all the food they need at no cost if they met certain income limits and presented a photo ID and their DD-214 (a form proving their retirement, separation, or discharge from active duty).

Over the past five years, Progressive’s Keys to Progress® program has donated more than 500 cars to Veterans in need — and those cars have changed lives.

Anthony Love discusses how VA delivers these resources, benefits, and services to Veterans that are homeless or at-risk for homelessness.

2017 has been a year of accomplishments for VA and this is a perfect time to reflect on, acknowledge, and thank all of those who have enabled our many accomplishments for Veterans during this past year.