Department of Veterans Affairs
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), along with its community partners, continues to make progress in prevention and treatment of Veterans experiencing homelessness. VA and its dedicated staff that serve this population will not rest as long as there are any Veterans experiencing homelessness in our Nation. The VA firmly believes that one Veteran experiencing homelessness is one too many. The brave men and women who have served and continue to serve deserve no less.
VA is taking decisive action toward this goal of eliminating homelessness among our Nation’s Veterans. To achieve this goal, VA has implemented the Five-Year Plan to End Homelessness among Veterans that will assist every eligible Veteran willing to accept services. VA is helping Veterans acquire safe housing, secure needed treatment services, pursue opportunities to return to employment, and receive benefits assistance. These efforts are intended to end the cycle of homelessness for Veterans and their families currently experiencing homelessness, and to prevent Veterans and their families from becoming homeless. VA’s philosophy of “no wrong door” means that all Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness will have easy access to programs and services. Any door a Veteran comes to – at a Medical Center, a Regional Office, or a community organization – will offer the Veteran assistance.
In September 2011, the Department of the Veterans Affairs released a fact sheet on the extent of homelessness among Veterans and all VA programs that assist Veterans experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.
For all of the information on Veterans located on the USICH website, the easiest way to access this information is by heading to the Veterans population page. There, you will be connected to articles, blogs, and resources focused on ending homelesssness among Veterans.
Blog
Aligning Assets Towards the Goal: A Blog from VA’s Tom O’Toole on the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Teams (HPACT)
Reflections from the Streets of Hollywood
What We're Talking About: The Week at USICH - October 29-November 2
VA RELEASES MENTAL HEALTH TOOLKIT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROVIDERS
Helpful Websites
National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans
http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCenter.asp The National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans is developed to serve as a ...
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCallCenter.asp Link to website for the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, connecting ...
News
VA Launches Campaign Building Momentum to End Veterans Homelessness by 2015
From our partners at the Department of Veterans Affairs: WASHINGTON – As part of its drive to end homelessness among Veterans ...
Programs
Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups (CHALENG)
In 1994, the VA launched Project CHALENG (Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups) for Veterans, an ...
Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans
Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans is a supportive residential rehabilitation and treatment service center for Veterans ...
Excess Property for Homeless Veterans Initiative
The Excess Property for Homeless Veterans Initiativeprovides for the distribution of federal excess personal property such as sleeping ...
Healthcare for Homeless Veterans
The primary mission of the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program (HCHV) is to connect Veterans experiencing homelessness to needed ...
Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem
VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program is offered annually (as funding permits) by the Department of Veterans Affairs ...
Homeless Veterans Dental Program
The Homeless Veteran Dental Program is a targeted program for Veterans experiencing homelessness as part of the continuum of services ...
Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH)
Participating VA medical centers (VAMCs) were selected based on factors such as the population of homeless Veterans needing services ...
Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program
The Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program provides case management and employment counseling services to Veterans who have ...
Stand Downs
Stand Downs are events that take place around the country that last one to three days and provide assistance to Veterans experiencing ...
Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) Program
The Supportive Services for Veterans Families Program works with nonprofit organizations to provide social services for low-income and ...
VBA’s (Veterans Benefit Assistance) Acquired Property Sales for Homeless Providers
The VBA’s Acquired Property Sales for Homeless Providers Program can assist homeless provider organizations in acquiring ...
Veterans Benefits Assistance Outreach Program
Veterans Benefits Assistance Homeless Veterans Outreach Coordinators (HVOCs) are located at 56 VA regional offices nationwide. ...
Veterans Justice Outreach Initiative
The Veterans Justice Outreach initiative limits the criminalization and unnecessary arrest of Veterans suffering from acute and ...
Related Research
Improving Access to Disability Benefits Among Homeless Persons With Mental Illness: An Agency-Specific Approach to Services Integration.
Robert Rosenheck, Linda Frisman, and Wesley Kasprow April 1999 This study evaluated a joint initiative of the Social Security ...
Impact of Supported Housing on Clinical Outcomes
An-Lin Cheng, Haiqun Lin, Wesley Kasprow, Robert A. Rosenheck January 2007 In 1992, the US Department of Housing and Urban ...
Developing Programs for Homeless Veterans: Understanding Driving Forces of Implementation
John Nakashima, Jim McGuire, Stephen Berman and William Daniels February 2004 Between 1992 and 2003, services for homeless ...
Developing programs for homeless veterans: understanding driving forces in implementation
John Nakashima 2004 Between 1992 and 2003, services for homeless veterans at the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare ...
Expanding Service Delivery: Does it Improve Relationships among agencies serving homeless people with mental illness?
James McGuire, Robert Rosenheck and Craig Burnette January 2002 Enhancing interagency services integration has been advocated as ...
Outcomes After Initial Receipt of Social Security Benefits Among Homeless Veterans With Mental Illness
Robert A. Rosenheck, David J. Dausey, Linda Frisman, and Wesley Kasprow December 2000 This study examines the relationship between ...
Cost-effectiveness of Supported Housing for Homeless Persons With Mental Illness
Robert Rosenheck, Wesley Kasprow, Linda Frisman, and Wen Liu-Mares September 2003 In 1992, the US Department of Housing and Urban ...
Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2010 AHAR Report
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development October 2011 HUD and VA published the second annual supplemental report which ...
Veteran Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs December 2010 This report, a supplement to ...
Resources for Accessing Technical Assistance
Grant and Per Diem
Department of Veterans Affairs The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Grant and Per Diem Program is offered annually, as ...
USICH Webpages
Ending Homelessness for Veterans and their Families: the Importance of SSVF
As agencies across the federal government accelerate their work towards the 2015 goal of ending homelessness among Veterans, the ...
A Veteran-Centric Approach & Right Sizing Interventions for Veterans in Need - Veteran Profiles
When community partners, homeless service providers, and local Veterans Affairs centers work together, they can meet the needs of ...
VA Programs to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Veterans
An Interview with Lisa Pape The innovative HUD-VASH program receives a lot of attention for its success in housing the most ...
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