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Homeless VeteransThe National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
"...to promote recovery-oriented care for Veterans who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness." Welcome to the Web site for the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. Mission StatementThe mission of the National Center is to meet the VA's Five Year Plan to End Homelessness, which stems out of Opening Doors - Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness (PDF). The Center works to promote recovery-oriented care for Veterans who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness. The Center operates within an integrated organizational model, comprised of the following cores:
The Center's Program Cores work in conjunction with each other to meet the following goals:
The links below provide additional information about the Center's program cores, key collaborators, information on the Center's data systems, and additional information and resources about Veteran homelessness. If you have questions about the Center or comments about this web site, please contact: Vince Kane, MSW (vincent.kane@va.gov), Director, or Roger Casey, PhD, LCSW (roger.casey@va.gov), Tampa Site Director and Director of Education, National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. Back to TopReports and SurveysNational Survey of Homeless Veterans (PDF) MISSION Veteran Treatment Manual (PDF) MISSION Veteran Consumer Workbook (PDF) Seventeenth Annual CHALENG (PDF) PIT-HIC Supplemental AHAR Report (PDF) 2010 AHAR Veterans Report (PDF) 2011 Homeless Veteran PIT Count by State 2011 Veteran PIT Counts by Continuum of Care (CoC)
Additional ResourcesThe HUD-VASH Resource Guide for Permanent Housing and Clinical Care (and the supplemental Resource Guide Quick Tips) was designed to provide case managers, and others who work with homeless Veterans in the HUD-VASH program, with a comprehensive set of resources to assist in addressing the multifaceted needs of homeless Veterans. The Resource Guide is a product of the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans and was developed by a dynamic team of researchers, policy analysts, public health experts, psychologists, physicians and social workers located throughout the country. Learn more about the HUD-VASH program. The Veteran Supported Education (VETSED) Service Treatment Manual Brief VETSED Manual Description National Center LinksLearn more about the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans |