Homelessness

Assistance for Homeless Veterans Fact Sheet

Assistance that VA offers homeless veterans includes the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program, Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program, inpatient and outpatient health care, readjustment counseling and disability benefits and entitlements. Document is in Word format.

Department of Housing & Urban Development Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET)

Promotes knowledge of and participation in the wide variety of HUD homeless assistance programs and services for veterans and other individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Locate HUDVET in your state.

Directory of Homeless & Housing Advocacy Coalitions

Coalitions working on the statewide and local (community or county) level. Download the directory (document is in .pdf format).

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Homeless Veterans Initiative

Helps homeless veterans make the transition from life on the streets to one of productivity and normalcy.

Emergency & Transitional Housing Assistance

Search by city and/or state for a community-based organization that provides services to homeless veterans.

FirstStep - Benefits for People Who Are Homeless

Online tool to assist case managers and outreach workers in finding services for the homeless. Includes information on the key federal benefits programs that can support the homeless.

Homeless Veteran Employment Assistance Guide

Resource to assist government agencies, community-based organizations, social workers, case managers and others who are helping homeless veterans prepare for and obtain employment. Document is in .pdf format.

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program

Assists in reintegrating homeless veterans into employment. Read the factsheet on how State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs can be a valuable resource for reintegration efforts leading to employment for veterans who are homeless and disabled. Documet is in .pdf format.

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program

Services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment.

Housing Resources for Veterans

Programs at the community level that address the readjustment and/or reintegration needs of homeless veterans.

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

Information on housing, health needs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, employment, financial help, legal help, general assistance and toll-free hotlines.

National Coalition for the Homeless

National network of people who are or have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers and others committed to end homelessness.

Stepping Stones

Transitional housing for homeless and/or chemically dependent veterans, some of whom have coinciding mental illness.

U.S. VETS

Provides housing, counseling, job assistance and hope to homeless and at-risk veterans. Call toll-free 1-877-527-8387, find a location or submit an online request for assistance.

VA Grant & Per Diem Program

Funds community agencies providing services to homeless veterans so they can achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income and obtain greater self-determination. See frequently asked questions (FAQs).

VA Programs for Homeless Veterans

Programs and initiatives designed to help homeless veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible. Find your local VA Homeless Coordinator Document is in .pdf format.

  • The White House: President George W. Bush
  • USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal.

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