Nov 10, 2022 | Homelessness, News
The number of veterans in the United States experiencing homelessness dropped by 11% since 2020, the biggest decline in more than five years, the Biden administration reported Thursday. There were 33,136 homeless veterans in January of this year, compared with 37,252...
Jul 18, 2022 | Homelessness, News
U.S. Army veteran John Steele struggled for years to get help before fellow veterans came to his aid. In the dead of winter last year, with temperatures dropping to below 20 degrees, Debbie Restivo found the 71-year-old curled up in a sleeping bag on the sidewalk near...
Jul 18, 2022 | Homelessness, News
The number of veterans facing imminent eviction and homelessness is soaring across the country due to skyrocketing inflation, according to a grassroots veterans outreach group. With federal resources failing to keep up with rising costs and with fewer Americans with...
Jun 27, 2022 | Homelessness, News
With its donations swelling, a charity formed by the older brother of a firefighter who died in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was ready to up its game. Its mission of paying the mortgages of fallen first-responders’ families and building...
Jun 20, 2022 | Homelessness, News
The St. Louis County Continuum of Care has effectively ended veteran homelessness, making it the eighth county in Minnesota to do so, Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday. Achieving an effective end to homelessness for veterans means that systems are in place so efforts...
Jun 13, 2022 | Homelessness, News
Two organizations are collaborating to help stop a disturbing trend in the Wabash Valley, an increased amount of homeless veterans. According to Reach Services, last year they helped 200 homeless veterans. To combat this issue, six new tiny homes will be built on...
