VA Surpasses Goal for Housing Homeless Vets in 2022 The Department of Veterans Affairs found housing for 40,401 homeless veterans last year, surpassing its goal of 38,000 for...
Black Veterans Struggling More Financially Than White Veterans, Two Studies Show More than one-quarter of veterans are struggling to afford basic costs of living, and Black veterans are struggling more than...
Climate Change Makes Things Harder for Unhoused Veterans Unhoused people often find themselves on the frontlines of the effects of fires, floods, and extreme temperatures as weather...
Homelessness Among Veterans Down 11% Since Start of Pandemic The VA is closing in on housing 31,000 veterans this year, with a goal to home 7,000 more by Dec. 31.
OCW Donation Paves Way for Clothes Closet for Homeless Veterans Less than a week after learning of an urgent need at the Shreveport (La.) VA medical center, the American Legion's Operation...
Once Homeless, Reservist Recognized for Helping Female Vets Find Homes Jaspen Boothe has fought homelessness and cancer, and now she's dedicated to helping female veterans find homes.
VA Unveils New Plan to House LA's Homeless Veterans, Falls Flat with Advocacy Groups The Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled its plans to house LA's 3,500 homeless veterans within the next several years...
VA Asks for 22% Increase in Spending on Medical Care as Part of Record $301 Billion Budget The proposal contains funds to decrease veterans homelessness, provide assistance to caregivers and build infrastructure...
Number of Veterans Living in Homeless Shelters Declined During Pandemic, Report Finds A Department of Housing and Urban Development report released Monday gives insight into the effect of COVID-19 on a portion...
Women Facing Disproportionate Challenges When Leaving Military Service, Experts Tell Congress Surging homelessness and high rates of unemployment are plaguing women leaving military service.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
