Homeless

Clothing, shoes and hygiene supplies were available at Texas Stand Down. Homeless Veterans also had their blood pressure checked, got a flu shot and a free haircut courtesy of a local barber academy.

2019 Inland Empire Veteran Stand Down helps more than 200 local California Veterans.

More than 200 volunteers and 62 community partners came together in Tulsa on Saturday, Sept. 21, to provide a one-stop, one-shop resource event for homeless Veterans and formerly homeless Veterans who are receiving housing assistance.

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.

A film crew was on the Biloxi VA Medical Center campus filming Aug. 8 for a two-minute piece on ending Veteran homelessness.

The Veterans Village of San Diego hosted the 32nd Annual Veterans Stand Down at the end of June in California. This annual event is designed to connect Veterans with VA and community partner services, with a focus on homeless Veterans. Federal, state, county, and city leaders collaborate with community stakeholders to provide resources for America’s heroes in need of a hand up. More than 800 Veterans attended and received assistance.

Down the Road thrift store owners, Jerry Vaughan and Bobbie Warner, opened the thrift store in 2017 to better serve homeless Veterans with additional support, services, and goods.

Seventy VA North Texas Health Care System Veterans received a technological hand up on June 18th, thanks to Toyota Motor North America and Tech For Troops.

VA is on track to eliminate hepatitis C in eligible Veterans enrolled in VA care. We also want to make sure all homeless Veterans are vaccinated for hepatitis A. 5000 people in two states are affected.

A Veteran shares his story – homeless – substance abuse – to help other Veterans get their lives back on track. Read how VA’s Compensated Work Therapy, a vocational rehabilitation program, helped.