Poverty and homelessness among veterans

    • [DOC File]Veterans Affairs

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      This study of almost 50,000 homeless veterans showed that Native Americans are substantially overrepresented among homeless veterans (even without considering the prevalence of homelessness on reservations) and that, unlike other groups, they suffer overwhelmingly from alcohol abuse, with far lower rates of diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

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    • [DOC File]Special Populations of Homeless Americans

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      Jamison Fargo of Utah State University and the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans and colleagues studied 130,000 homeless people from seven jurisdictions and found veterans were more likely than non-servicemembers to be among them. They controlled for some of the factors that can lead to homelessness -- notably, poverty.

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    • [DOCX File]VA RTLS [01 ... - Veterans Resources

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      Develop affordable housing programs for low-income veterans – Every community in the nation should incorporate into its10-year plan a strategy to develop affordable housing stock to prevent homelessness among its low-income and extremely low-income individuals and families, with a set-aside for veterans in proportion to their representation ...

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    • [DOC File]Isolation of Veterans

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      It is a travesty that veterans have higher instances of unemployment, homelessness, and suicide than the civilian population. These are the men and women who willingly volunteered to put their lives in harms way so that we can live free and safe. ... poverty, criminality, domestic violence, homelessness, and suicide among the veteran community ...

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    • [DOC File]6/3/2009 - National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

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      Sep 20, 2011 · A stated goal of Opening Doors is to reduce homelessness among veterans and their families. HUD has specifically partnered with VA and DOL to develop and test models for preventing and ending veterans’ homelessness through the Veterans Homeless Prevention Demonstration, which combines targeted housing vouchers, case management and services ...

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    • The Ugly Face of Veteran Poverty in the United States

      HUD and VA also examined the likelihood of becoming homeless among American Veterans with particular demographic characteristics. In 2009, twice as many poor Hispanic Veterans used a shelter at some point during the year compared with poor non-Hispanic Veterans. African American Veterans in poverty had similar rates of homelessness.

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    • [DOCX File]Homeless Program NewsRelease - Veterans Affairs

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      Apr 27, 2009 · Although the number of homeless Veterans has been on the decline in recent years, it remains a substantial problem and addressing and preventing homelessness is one of the VA’s top priorities. The VA has adopted a “no tolerance” policy towards Veteran homelessness and has created a 5-year plan to end homelessness among Veterans.

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    • [DOC File]HUD | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...

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      Many veterans found it difficult to leave their well-defined and meaningful military roles to reestablish their place in the civilian world. Veterans also reported a heightened sense of burden-someness and described struggling to provide their families with financial and emotional support. Many also reported feeling disconnected from civilians. (p.

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    • [DOCX File]Getting To Outcomes™ in Systems of Care - Veterans Affairs

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      In May 2009, VA established the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. The mission of the center is to promote recovery-oriented care for Veterans who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness by developing, promoting, and enhancing policy, clinical care research, and education to improve homeless services.

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