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...
by Rikki Almanza | Nov 21, 2023
In response to a report by NPR that revealed thousands of Veterans were at risk of losing their homes due to the termination of a COVID forbearance program, The VA has taken action by suspending foreclosures for six months on VA-backed loans. The forbearance...
by Rikki Almanza | Nov 20, 2023
The VA recently released its National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, providing an analysis of Veteran suicides in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. The report revealed a concerning increase, with 6,392 Veterans dying by suicide in 2021, a...
by Christian Southards | Sep 27, 2023
On Friday during a scheduled VA press conference, Secretary Denis McDonough was asked if a government shutdown would adversely affect Veterans benefits and other VA services if Congress could not avert the potential crisis. McDonough first noted that the VA has been...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 1, 2023
House Republicans have voted to prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from changing its motto to incorporate Women Veterans. The motto, which presently only refers to Male Veterans, was going to be changed by the VA to include women who have served the...
