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UPDATE: VA REACTS TO HOMELESS VET STATISTICS, CLAIMS

THEY ARE "DELIVERING" -- However, VA never claims they are

truly meeting the needs of homeless veterans, because they aren't.

Yesterday we had news that 1-in-4 of America's homeless are veterans.  That story here... http://www.
vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf110807-13.htm

Today, the VA wants to "set the record straight" by claiming that they "deliver" for homeless veterans. 

The VA press release is below.  Every word is true...HOWEVER... for all that VA claims to do, it simply isn't enough!

VA is underfunding their homeless veteran programs just like they are underfunding healthcare.

Notice that VA does not claim to be meeting the needs of homeless veterans...because they AREN'T!

So, read the press release below, get angry, scream and yell...then, vow to do something, however small, in your area to help our homeless Brothers and Sisters.

For more about homeless veterans, use the VA Watchdog search engine...click here... http://www.yourvabenefits
.org/sessearch.php?q=homeless&op=and

VA press release here... http://www.
vawatchdog.org/07/vap07/vap110807-2.htm

Press release below:

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Setting the Record Straight -- VA Delivering for Our Homeless Veterans

November 8, 2007

Reducing Homelessness

* VA is the largest federal provider of direct assistance to the homeless. Services provided include health care, outreach and case management, employment, rehabilitation, transitional residential care, therapeutic work and assistance with permanent housing.
* There has been a 22 percent reduction in the number of homeless veterans in comparison to estimates as recent as five years ago. The estimated number of homeless veterans fell from 250,000 to today’s 195,000 on any given night.
* Only about 30 percent of homeless veterans are chronically homeless, which are the hardest to reach among the homeless population. VA’s programs are designed to directly serve this important group.
* VA supports more than 15,000 beds in transitional housing facilities and VA residential treatment programs.

Providing Our Homeless Veterans with Health Care

* 100,000 veterans – more than half the number of homeless veterans - receive VA health care each year. VA expects to spend $1.6 billion for medical treatment and $287 million for homeless specific programs in FY 08.
* 346 program clinicians are working nationwide who contact homeless veterans as part of their dedication to the homeless health care outreach effort.

Collaborating with Local Homeless Providers

* More than $300 million in grants have been provided to local partners for homeless programs.
* VA also partners with hundreds of communities on Stand Downs across the nation. Stand Downs give homeless veterans a temporary refuge where they can obtain food, shelter, clothing and a range of community and VA assistance. Providers can contact VA’s Homeless Veterans Programs Office at http://www.va.gov/homeless/ , (202) 273-5764, or e-mail VA at homelessvets@mail.va.gov.

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