by Pat Hartman | Dec 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week, House the Homeless deplored the mismanagement of a certain project, and it turns out there is more to say. Here are some excerpts from the official government webpage: The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) has founded a National Call...
by Pat Hartman | Dec 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
At this time of year we hear about memorials being held in more than 150 American cities for the people experiencing homelessness who died during the year. Equally sad is the loss of people who spent their lives helping. For the first person mentioned here,...
by Pat Hartman | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
It is the season of fun and jollity and celebration and family togetherness and all that good stuff, and what a bummer, House the Homeless is talking gloom and doom. Here’s the thing: the veterans who cope with these obstacles do not get a day off. Their pain and...
by Pat Hartman | Dec 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
The capital of Texas is such a happening place, and exemplary in so many ways, and of course the home of House the Homeless. Though the organization’s concerns are national in scope, it’s only natural for this blog to concentrate on Austin now and then, and not...
by Pat Hartman | Dec 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Veterans Administration is the second-largest agency of the U.S. government (only the Department of Defense is bigger). But big does not mean good. Can the VA’s glaring deficiencies be blamed on its size? Or should each case of malfeasance be laid at the door of...