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Veterans Homelessness

  • VA houses nearly 48,000 homeless Veterans

    VA houses nearly 48,000 homeless Veterans

    VA permanently housed 47,925 homeless Veterans in fiscal year 2024, exceeding its goals for the third year in a row.

  • Wilmington VA has housed 161 homeless Veterans

    Wilmington VA has housed 161 homeless Veterans

    Preventing and eliminating Veteran homelessness is a top priority for VA. Wilmington VA is doing its part to help.

  • Stand Down for the homeless

    Stand Down for the homeless

    The focus of the stand down was to address the needs of the regions’ homeless Veteran population.

  • Supporting houseless Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Veterans

    Supporting houseless Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Veterans

    Approaching cultural differences as learning opportunities helps providers in the Pacific Islands VA serve Veterans facing houselessness.

  • Innovative program focuses on homeless trauma

    Innovative program focuses on homeless trauma

    A unique program at Boston VA uses the principles of trauma-informed care to serve homeless Veterans with empathy and understanding.

  • Annual CHALENG survey enhances Veteran homelessness services

    Annual CHALENG survey enhances Veteran homelessness services

    Jessica Blue-Howells discusses the importance of annual surveys in helping refine VA’s services to better assist homeless Veterans.

  • How human trafficking is hitting homeless Veterans

    How human trafficking is hitting homeless Veterans

    This week's podcast tackles how homeless Veterans are at higher risk of being targeted by human traffickers and what VA is doing about it.

  • New strategies in campaign to end Veteran homelessness

    New strategies in campaign to end Veteran homelessness

    Building on successes from 2023, VA plans strategies to continue eliminating Veteran homelessness in 2024

  • Bombas, Veterans United donate 100,000 socks to homeless Veterans

    Bombas, Veterans United donate 100,000 socks to homeless Veterans

    Each year, Bombas and Veterans United partner to donate socks, one of the most commonly requested clothing items, to homeless Veterans.

  • How VA helps Veterans with food security and housing

    How VA helps Veterans with food security and housing

    During National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week, learn how VA helps Veterans experiencing food insecurity and housing instability.

  • Five tips on how to engage with homeless Veterans

    Five tips on how to engage with homeless Veterans

    Learn how to engage with homeless Veterans in a meaningful way, providing them with resources and hope for a better tomorrow.

  • VA homeless programs evolving to support aging Veterans

    VA homeless programs evolving to support aging Veterans

    Colleagues from VA’s HUD-VASH program and San Francisco VA discuss how VA homeless programs are changing to meet the needs of aging Veterans.

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