Veteran Homelessness

Veterans for Obama

Setti Warren | Posted 05.18.2012

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The President has kept his promise to veterans and has been steadfast in his support in helping military families cope with the heavy burdens they all must bear in keeping our country safe.

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Obamas Get Highest Honor For Tackling Vet Homelessness

Posted 04.28.2012

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For their determination to put an end to veterans living on the streets, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will receive the highest...

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City Boasts Unique Ideas In Vet Housing To Combat Homelessness

Posted 03.27.2012

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One veteran housing complex is changing the way veterans are getting -- and providing -- help. The Veteran's Manor, an apartment complex in Milwau...

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Staying Healthy While Homeless Is Easier Said Than Done

Carey Fuller | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Homeless, Veteran Homelessness, Homelessness, Health, Homeless Parents, Homeless Families, Homeless Mothers, Impact News

Recently I had a cancer scare. I was given a list of things to do, including "lying in bed with my feet above heart level," something hard to do while living out of your vehicle. Add to this not being able to afford picking up a prescription and you have the recipe for a downward spiral.

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Startling Numbers Behind Veteran Homelessness

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Statistics, President Obama, Veteran Healthcare, Veteran Unemployment, Veteran Services, Homeless, Veteran Homelessness, Center for American Progress, Servicemembers, Veterans, Business News

Fighting in a war can be a harrowing experience, but imagine coming back and not being able to find a home. More than one million veterans are at ...

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Homeless Vets In Phoenix Get First Multifamily Housing Complex

Posted 02.11.2012

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About 1,000 veterans don't have a place to sleep at night in Phoenix, but one development group is working to provide shelter to at least some of this...

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NY Woman Beats Rare Eye Disease, Donates Disability Checks To Those In Need

Posted 01.31.2012

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After overcoming a rare eye disease, Cassy Rivera is seeing things more clearly. Grateful to have had her eyesight restored, Rivera, a Brooklyn mot...

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Counting Homeless For A Night Leads To Unsheltered Populations In Need

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 01.31.2012

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While most New Yorkers were long curled up in bed at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Victoria Mohl was fighting back the January wind as she beelined for a shivering...

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Navy Veteran Uses Own Disability Check To House Homeless Vets

Posted 01.11.2012

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It's an understatement to say that Navy veteran Shane D'Onofrio would give the shirt off his back for his fellow servicemen. The Rio Rancho, N.M. ...

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How Exactly The VA Is Working To End Vet Homelessness

Washington Post | Posted 12.27.2011

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Halfway into an ambitious five-year campaign to end homelessness among veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs says it has made enough progress t...

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The Top 11 Reasons To Give In 2011

The Huffington Post | Emily Heinz & Jessica Prois | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Wounded Veterans, HIV/AIDS, donorschoose.org, Hunger, Video, Poverty, Donorschoose, Charity, Homeless Veterans, East Africa Famine, Navy Seals, Occupy Wall Street, Jerry Sandusky, Veteran Homelessness, Somalia, Joplin Tornado, Impact, Impact News

When it comes to 2011's top stories of crises, the call for action doesn't end just because the year is coming to a close. HuffPost Impact's news stor...

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VA Offers $100 Million In Grants To Prevent Veteran Homelessness

Posted 12.06.2011

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In an effort to keep veterans from turning to the streets, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that it will offer $100 million in gran...

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Rise In Homeless Female Vets Tied To Military Sexual Abuse

Posted 01.03.2012

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The number of homeless female veterans is on the rise and the high rate of Military Sexual Assault may be partly to blame. Between 2008 and 2009, w...

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Serving Those Who Have Served Us

Tony Woods | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Veteran Services, Veteran Homelessness, Department of Veterans Affairs, Homelessness, Armed Forces, President Obama, Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Impact News

The government has a role to play in ending veteran homelessness, but so do we as citizens. It is time for all of us to step up and serve.

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Finding Homes For America's Homeless Women Veterans And Their Children

Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite the growing number of women serving in the armed forces, female veterans are still less accepted on the home front. American communities more...

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Government Releases First Ever National Report On Veteran Homelessness

Posted 05.25.2011

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A new report released today confirms what many Americans have long known: veterans make up a disproportionate amount of the nation's homeless populati...

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Homeless Veterans In America: Serving Those In Need

Bishop James Magness | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homelessness, American Military Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans Issues, Veteran Homelessness, Military Homelessness, Veterans Day, Homelessness in America, Religion News

Nearly one in four homeless persons is a veteran. Shocked? You should be, because these are the people who served you, many of whom risked their lives when they went off to fight this country's wars.

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