by Pat Hartman | Jul 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
In January of this year, it was widely reported that in the 2006-2010 period, the number of female veterans experiencing homelessness had more than doubled. The jump was from 1,380 to 3,328. One thing to remember about this number is, it doesn’t count the...
by Pat Hartman | Jun 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Memorial Day should be every day, because to forget the people and events of the past is to wallow in stupidity. In other words, ignoring makes us ignorant. One thing that must not be ignored is the existence of an enormous number of homeless military veterans....
by House the Homeless | May 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fox News featured Richard R. Troxell, founder of House the Homeless, this morning to discuss the deadly battle awaiting returning veterans: homelessness. Richard discussed the situation and the solution — implementing a Universal Living Wage – ULW (National...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
As we know, it’s National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, and nobody could say that the plight of homeless veterans does not get media attention. Homeless vets are in the news all the time, and we can only hope that awareness is actually being raised. When...
by Pat Hartman | Jul 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Arthur H. Wilson, National Adjutant of the Disabled American Veterans, sees the group’s mission as educating lawmakers about the disabled veterans’ issues. He says, Ensuring that this country lives up to its responsibilities is one of the DAV’s primary objectives. In...