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VA Announces Housing Plan for 41,000 Homeless Veterans

VA Announces Housing Plan for 41,000 Homeless Veterans

by Rikki Almanza | Mar 15, 2024

On Thursday, the VA revealed a strategy to house at least 41,000 homeless Veterans. “The VA and the Biden administration consider even one Homeless Veteran to be a top priority,” the VA stated in a news release on Thursday.”Thanks in part to...
New Program Addresses Housing Challenges for Aging Homeless Veterans in California

New Program Addresses Housing Challenges for Aging Homeless Veterans in California

by Rikki Almanza | Feb 1, 2024

  In a move to support aging Veterans and combat homelessness, California launched the Veterans Support to Self-Reliance Pilot Program last year. Targeting Veterans aged 55 and above, the program enhances on-site supportive services at permanent supportive...
Surge in Nationwide Homelessness Prompts HUD and VA Action, with Focus on Alarming Rise in Veteran Homelessness

Surge in Nationwide Homelessness Prompts HUD and VA Action, with Focus on Alarming Rise in Veteran Homelessness

by Rikki Almanza | Dec 20, 2023

  Recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, revealed a surge in homelessness among Veterans and throughout the nation, prompting urgent responses from HUD and VA. HUD reported a 12% surge in the total number of homeless...
West LA VA Campus May Finally Be Ready to Provide Housing for Hundreds of Los Angeles’ Homeless Veterans

West LA VA Campus May Finally Be Ready to Provide Housing for Hundreds of Los Angeles’ Homeless Veterans

by Rikki Almanza | Dec 1, 2023

  After years of legal battles, corruption trials, and a homeless Veteran encampment at the VA gates, The West Los Angeles VA campus may finally be ready to provide more housing for hundreds of Los Angeles’ homeless Veterans.NPR’s Quil Lawrence...
California American Legion Opposes Amendment to Veterans Housing Law

California American Legion Opposes Amendment to Veterans Housing Law

by caLegion Contributor | Jun 23, 2023

Editor’s Note: In a letter addressed to Chairman Derrick Van Orden and Ranking Member Mark Levin of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, The American Legion (TAL), Department of California and its commander, Jere Romano, and past commander, Lawrence Van...
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