Homeless Veterans

Veteran LaVerne Jackson went from living in a tiny emergency shelter to an apartment with help from VA and its partners.

On this month’s Ending Veteran Homelessness podcast, we discuss the full rollout of the new mobile medical unit program.

VA helps fund organizations that provide free legal services to Veterans facing homelessness.

Dallas joins 83 communities across the United States that formally declared an effective end to Veteran homelessness.

Navy Veteran Walter Johnson Jr. spent much of his life battling addiction and homelessness, but became a certified nursing assistant at 70.

Homeless Veterans met with VA social workers at an event designed to move Veterans into housing and on a path to permanent housing.

Iron Mountain Health VA’s Healthcare for Homeless Veterans program is shifting the culture in the fight against rural homelessness.

Veteran homelessness rose in 2023, but not as much as overall homelessness. Significant actions taken by VA in 2022 appear to have mitigated the risk of a greater increase.

When a transitional housing option for Veterans closed, Columbia VA made sure Veterans had access to safe and stable housing

Palo Alto VA’s street outreach team is comprised of previously homeless Veterans who now work to support Veterans experiencing homelessness.

VA2K also helps homeless Veterans. Participants bring donations which are distributed to homeless Veterans in local areas.

Homeless Veteran Robert Wooding looked to VA housing programs for help. Now he serves at VA and has been recognized by the VA Secretary.