Real Innovation for Homeless Vets

Real Innovation for Homeless Vets
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Hey, this here is some real innovation reaching out to homeless veterans, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the JBJ Soul Foundation Chairman, and Jon Bon Jovi. (I think the latter is a rocker, right?)

It's about Project REACH (Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless) and five finalists have just been announced.

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I'll be helping judge those finalists, and the results will be announced during the Health Data Initiative Forum in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS).

One out of every six men and women in our nation's homeless shelters are veterans, and veterans are 50 percent more likely to fall into homelessness compared to other Americans.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki said:

"To achieve our goal to end Veteran homelessness, it is vitally important that we capitalize on innovative ideas from the public and private sector. The developer community has responded quickly and creatively to harness technology to meet the needs of homeless Veterans and their providers."

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