Veterans Village opens
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We were all there the day Veterans Village officially opened: Sarge, the older veterans brought out in a van borrowed from the senior center, the dormitory crew ... Continue Reading →
VA expands assistance to homeless veterans
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With prices soaring all around us, imagine how bad it must be in places that already had high costs when it came to rental housing. In an effort to help homeless ... Continue Reading →
VA grants help homeless veterans
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More than 260 nonprofit community programs across the country received portions of $418 million in grants for the Support Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) ... Continue Reading →
VA issues homeless vets study press release
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A recent Department of Veterans Affairs press release about a study of homelessness among veterans said it found “issues related to financial strain are significant ... Continue Reading →
Once-homeless vets test job market
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In the month since the homeless veterans had moved into the attic dormitory, three of them had gotten jobs of one kind or another. Sarge had gone banging on doors ... Continue Reading →
Sarge to become a landlord
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I poked my head in the coffee shop door, got waved in out of the cold and found the veterans busy at their assigned tasks. One was selling coffee at the carry-out ... Continue Reading →
Help homeless veterans during COVID-19 pandemic
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A recent Department of Veterans Affairs press release describes a new initiative asking the public to “provide emergency relief and facilitate remote access ... Continue Reading →
Stand Down events help homeless veterans
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As the weather warms up, the 2019 Stand Downs get underway. Stand Downs are events for homeless veterans held over one to three days, usually at Department of ... Continue Reading →
Another city has no homeless vets?
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In a recent press release, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Little Rock, Ark., had joined the list of three states and 65 towns that had conquered ... Continue Reading →
Veterans’ homelessness down, but still a problem
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The U.S. Housing and Urban Development says that overall veteran homelessness is down 5.4 percent this year and is half of what it was in 2010. That still leaves ... Continue Reading →
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