by Pat Hartman | Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Department of Veterans Affairs aims to end veteran homelessness by 2015, and one of the tools to do this job is the voucher system administered by the Veterans Affairs Supporting Housing Program (VASH) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). California...
by Pat Hartman | Oct 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
In April, the Associated Press reported that Operation Stand Down Rhode Island opened six service-enriched homes for veterans. In May, Fran Daniel reported on the plans in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to rehabilitate a set of apartments, mostly for military...
by Pat Hartman | Sep 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
This week is full of significant happenings. The whitepaper, “Prevent Homelessness at its Core — The Universal Living Wage (for dramatic business savings)” is available online, and printed copies are being sent out to the President, Vice President, state...
by Cecilia Blanford | Aug 1, 2013 | Advocacy, Livable Incomes
By Richard R. Troxell Read below or download your copy here (right click and save!) Sue Watlov-Phillips and Professor Edgar Chan have made invaluable contributions to this effort call for the Prevention of Homelessness. This whitepaper examines homelessness in...
by Pat Hartman | Jul 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, House the Homeless blog talked about how the Veterans Administration (VA) arrived at an impasse where it could not even pretend to keep up with compensation claims. Documents were shredded, and requests for help ignored, resulting...