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This survey only included 21 states—California was not one of them—and it did not include alcohol and drug overdose deaths, homeless and unidentified veterans who commit suicide, less-than-honorably discharged veterans and older generations. In 2016, 2… Read more at: Google Alert – homeless veterans

Mike Biggs, outreach specialist with United States Veterans Initiative headquartered at 3400 NW Grand Ave., said his organization tracks all of the veterans it serves, following them from rehab to employment to housing transition. Biggs said with the homeless veteran population in Glendale, “it’s very … Read more at: Google Alert – homeless veterans

I featured a local shelter that helps homeless veterans build new lives for themselves. These stories weren’t easy to tell, but the important ones never are. As I look to begin a career in journalism after graduation, I hope my storytelling doesn’t end with those that I’ve told here at The Brown and White. Read […]

The 47-member club offers a variety of community services such as the Student Awards Program for local eighth graders, the Annual Special Games for special needs children, the Dictionary Project, which distributes to local third graders, financial serv… Read more at: Google Alert – homeless veterans

Supportive housing is meant to help groups like homeless veterans and their families, victims of domestic violence, disabled senior citizens and other populations. Sullivan County’s Health and Family Services Division Commissioner, Joe Todora, says it’s hard for people in the area to afford housing. Read more at: Google Alert – homeless veterans

Habitat PLUS, which was founded in 1989 and provides supported living to psychiatrically disabled veterans who would otherwise be homeless, offers a continuum of care through two living options, according to its website. Forti said veterans are primarily referred to Habitat PLUS from VA Boston’s … Read more at: Google Alert – homeless veterans

They say the apartments will provide homes for some people with disabilities, which could include mental illness, and will not solely serve the chronically homeless. Residents could include seniors, veterans, and survivors of domestic violence. Wakelan… Read more at: Google Alert – homeless veterans

Several hundred of our homeless have beds, showers, warmth, a refrigerator for their medicine, and security for awhile. That could end, though. The shelter on Sports Arena Blvd. provides solely for veterans. RELATED: Clairemont residents hope to stop h… Read more at: Google Alert – homeless veterans

North Olympic Regional Veteran’s Housing Network (NORVHN) is a local non-profit serving the homeless Veterans of Clallam and Jefferson Counties. Through NORVHN’s work, they opened Sarge’s Place homeless veterans shelter in 2011. Since that time, they have opened Camp Sol Duc in Forks and … Read more at: Google Alert – homeless veterans

So we’re fortunate in Long Beach that we’ve got a really great system around homelessness. We’ve built thousands of units for homeless veterans, for example, in the last few years. We continue to build more housing for homeless so I think we have a very good system. But the challenges are still there … Read more […]