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HUD, VA officials launch $15 million demo program to prevent veteran homelessness

Seeded on Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:59 AM EDT
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7/29/2010 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- In an effort to prevent homelessness among veterans, primarily those returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that both agencies will invest a combined $15 million in five selected communities near military installations.

The HUD and VA grant funding is intended to provide housing assistance and supportive services to veterans who might otherwise be living in homeless shelters or on the streets.

Under the new Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration Program, existing HUD grantees, or "Continuums of Care," located near the following military installations will each receive $2 million: MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.; Camp Pendleton, Calif.; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Drum, N.Y.; and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

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Spikegary

A good start in the right direction. I hope they continue and widen this program....

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Reply#1 - Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:00 AM EDT
Vintage Viner

Yes, this is very good. They have protected us, and we should protect them when they return to civilian life. TS

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#1.1 - Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:43 PM EDT
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New Haven

They/we HAVE to Spikegary. With the off-the-chart suicide statistics of our service members -along with the drug addiction problems -just released today........we MUST do more for Service Members risking their lives to protect us and our freedom.

God bless every one of them.

  • 3 votes
Reply#2 - Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:39 PM EDT
Vintage Viner

God bless them, indeed! They are our heroes! God bless America. TS

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#2.1 - Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:44 PM EDT
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New Haven

Spouse would like to add:

"Congress has just authorized over THIRTY BILLION DOLLARS to extend unemployment benefits.

It is shameful that by comparison, we are spending ONLY a paltry 15 million dollars to provide shelter for those risking their lives for our COUNTRY and FREEDOMS!"

  • 3 votes
Reply#3 - Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:16 PM EDT
Spikegary

Agreed. We've ignored our vets for far too long. Anything is a start.

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#3.1 - Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:47 PM EDT
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