Posted on Jun 11, 2015
VA homeless program to add more than 150 job coordinators. Is this even close to enough?
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In 2010, President Barack Obama and the VA launched the Ending Veterans Homelessness initiative, with the goal of getting every veteran off the street by 2016. The VA says its efforts have cut the homeless rate among veterans by more than 30 percent since that pledge, and current estimates put the homeless veterans population at 50,000. Some homelessness advocates have criticized the goal as unrealistic, but VA officials say with less than seven months to go in 2015, they are still committed to the timeline.
http://www.stripes.com/va-homeless-program-to-add-more-than-150-job-coordinators-1.351679
http://www.stripes.com/va-homeless-program-to-add-more-than-150-job-coordinators-1.351679
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To little too late...of course it is really never too late to start helping but too late for their time line. Maybe it will help 150 veterans get jobs in the near term?
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
Tell the truth .. I think 150 would be a high-side guess.
These folks aren't the easiest to find places for.
These folks aren't the easiest to find places for.
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I live in Portland, Or which just got recognized for having "Functionally" ended Veteran Homelessness. Of course, it's not over, but we have made huge strides in rectifying the issues. As an Employment Specialist for the VA's Grant/Per Diem program I can tell you that some people fall through the cracks but with this achievement we have a model that works so we can hopefully use it across the country and for other homeless populations.
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