HOMELESS VETERANS INFORMATION
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Department of Veterans Affairs - FACT SHEET
One-third of the adult homeless male population and nearly one-quarter (23%) of all homeless adults have served their country in the armed services. While there is no true measure of the number of homeless veterans, it has been estimated that more than 250,000 veterans may be homeless on any given night and that twice as many veterans experience homelessness over the course of a year. Many other veterans are considered at risk because of poverty, lack of support from family and friends and precarious living conditions in overcrowded or substandard housing. Almost all (97 percent) homeless veterans are male and the vast majority is single. About 45 percent of homeless veterans suffer from mental illness and, with considerable overlap, slightly more than 70 percent suffer from alcohol or drug abuse problems.

VA is the only federal agency that provides substantial hands-on assistance directly to homeless persons. Although limited to veterans and their dependents, VA's major homeless programs constitute the largest integrated network of homeless assistance programs in the country, offering a wide array of services and initiatives to help veterans recover from homelessness and live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible. Nearly one-quarter of homeless veterans have said they have used VA homeless services and 57 percent have said they have used VA health-care services.

More Information can be found at: http://www.va.gov/pressrel/hmlssfs.htm

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program
The purpose of the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) is to provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.

Homeless Veterans Information Resource Guide
Links to Veterans Help Organizations
At: http://members.aol.com/veterans/warlib6z.htm
Homeless Veterans Fellowship
Veterans helping Veterans
At: http://www.homelessveterans.org/
Image at top comes from : http://thehomelessguy.blogspot.com/

Go To: Disaster Relief Project   or    Ship for Homeless

The VA asks that my ideas be in writing:

My inquiry to Dept. of Veterans affairs 9/27/2006
I  have posted on the web, a way homeless veterans could be housed. The housing would be in conjuction with other opportunities. Please review:http://www.memorieshop.com/DisasterRelief/index.html  / Clicking on the links "Why" and "Another Proposal" is important.

Response: 10/02/2006
We suggest you send you ideas to the Department of Veterans Affairs in writing to 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420.