Posted on Sep 1, 2015
Good News Story - Did you know that Connecticut Finds Homes For All Chronically Homeless Vets?
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Good News Story - Did you know that Connecticut Finds Homes For All Chronically Homeless Vets?
Found this article posted by our very own Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM on Linked this morning. Good news for Homeless Vets in Connecticut! Hopefully we can other states to follow!
https://www.popularresistance.org/connecticut-finds-homes-for-all-chronically-homeless-vets/
On Thursday, the federal government announced that Connecticut is the first state in the country to end chronic homelessness among veterans.
That means the state has found permanent housing for all veterans who have been homeless for at least one year or four times in the past three years, or has an immediate path to housing in place for them. A one-day survey in February found 18 veterans experiencing chronic homelessness in the state, just nine of whom were living without any shelter. Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) said that the state’s ongoing efforts have found permanent housing for a total of nearly 300 chronically homeless veterans.
Found this article posted by our very own Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM on Linked this morning. Good news for Homeless Vets in Connecticut! Hopefully we can other states to follow!
https://www.popularresistance.org/connecticut-finds-homes-for-all-chronically-homeless-vets/
On Thursday, the federal government announced that Connecticut is the first state in the country to end chronic homelessness among veterans.
That means the state has found permanent housing for all veterans who have been homeless for at least one year or four times in the past three years, or has an immediate path to housing in place for them. A one-day survey in February found 18 veterans experiencing chronic homelessness in the state, just nine of whom were living without any shelter. Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) said that the state’s ongoing efforts have found permanent housing for a total of nearly 300 chronically homeless veterans.
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This is a great! The VA reports that Missouri presently has 13,549 homeless veterans for which the VA is only able to provide 96 beds. In Illinois the VA reports there are 19,943 homeless veterans which the VA supplies 158 beds for. Due to the growing number of homeless vets in MO the NLEC sought a way to help with this problem. Under the Stuart McKinney-Vento Act, they were granted the old Social Security Building at 806 N. Jefferson Ave, in Springfield. In 2008, NLEC launched the Veterans Come Home Program and training programs for returning vets. Under the Veterans program, homeless veterans with a DD-214 or VA medical card may apply for up to 90 days of transitional housing. Room and board provided. Veterans staying in these facilities must show they are dependable and not abusing drugs/alcohol.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - There were 49,933 in Jan 2014 according to the National Alliance to end Homelessness fact sheet dated 4/15. This link may help @Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS and LTC John Shaw if they are interested in the source. I haven't received any info past the initial postings. Did you receive my contact info?
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LTC John Shaw
CPT (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS The State of Ohio runs veterans homes to support indigent veterans without support. http://dvs.ohio.gov/VETERANS_HOMES
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
CPT (Join to see) Thank you for the update on the homeless and yes I did receive your contact information. I'm going to send an email to everyone to see where we are at. There has been a lot of discussions and great feedback on the post so far. I'll send it out today to all and see where we are at. Thanks.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LTC John Shaw Thanks for the information on Ohio and the link. It looks like the article may have miss spoken when it said that Connecticut was the first state - interesting?
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Do you think the rest of the country will follow Connecticut's lead on this?
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SCPO David Lockwood That would be really great if they did. Getting things done at the State level versus the Federal Government!
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CW3 Eric W. S.
Seriously doubt it, spending too much money on immigration, drugs, and social discontent.
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This is fantastic, not to diminish Connecticut's accomplishment, but numbers of homeless vets does not number in the thousands in some states. The question is HOW did they accomplish this?
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