VA Invests $806.4 Million to Combat Veteran Homelessness
Grants to Support Veterans’ Housing and Case Management Services
The center Square says that the Department of soldiers Affairs has done a lot to help soldiers who are homeless. They are putting $806.4 million into two projects to help people who are homeless. There will be $797.5 million given to Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) to help soldiers find and keep a stable place to live.
Thanks to a big grant of $797.5 million, the SSVF program will be able to help even more soldiers. With this money, the program will be able to help low-income military families in important ways, such as by managing their cases, counseling them, and other ways. There will also be a $8.9 million gift from the VA to the Grant and Per Diem Program. This will help soldiers get back on their feet by giving them temporary housing and support services.
VA Makes Progress in Reducing Veteran Homelessness, Still Much Work to Do
The move comes at a time when the VA is still making progress in helping soldiers who are homeless. The most recent nationwide survey shows that the number of homeless veterans has gone down by 53% since 2010, from 76,329 to 35,574. There is still a lot of work to be done, but the VA’s promise to help people who are homeless is a good start. We’re making real progress in cutting Veteran homelessness, but there is still a lot of work to be done, as VA Secretary Denis McDonough said.