New VA initiative helped house more than 40K vets last year

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New VA initiative helped house more than 40K vets last year
By Leo Shane III
Jan 26, 06:00 AM
An official with the Miami Homeless Assistance Program speaks to a homeless person sleeping on a sidewalk during the Point-In-Time Homeless Census on Jan. 23, 2015, in Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Veterans Affairs staffers helped move more than 40,000 veterans into permanent housing last year, surpassing their goal and establishing new pathways to help individuals in need, officials announced today.

Eleven months ago, VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced plans to place 38,000 veterans facing significant financial hardship and housing problems into stable, permanent shelter by the end of 2022. Department officials said they reached 40,401 by Dec. 31.

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