Good News Story - Did you know that Connecticut Finds Homes For All Chronically Homeless Vets?

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:52:16 -0400

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.

Connecticut Finds Homes For All Chronically Homeless Vets

By Bryce Covert in Nation of Change - On Thursday, the federal government announced that Connecticut is the first state in the country to end chronic homelessness among veterans. That means the ...

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Sep 1 at 2015 9:56 AM

SCPO David Lockwood — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:56:17 -0400

Do you think the rest of the country will follow Connecticut's lead on this?

Response by PFC Joseph Levi made Sep 1 at 2015 10:17 AM

PFC Joseph Levi — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:17:02 -0400

New York, Albany specifically, has programs also. I have to find the article I read saying that Albany NY is rated #1 for placing veterans in their own permanent homes.

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Sep 1 at 2015 11:11 AM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:11:34 -0400

CT is an affluent state for the most part. I wonder if less well off states will be able to do as well...

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 1 at 2015 11:38 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:38:23 -0400

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.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 1 at 2015 11:56 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:56:57 -0400

Good story and there are some things that could help, some problem areas that go unsaid.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 2 at 2015 5:58 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:58:59 -0400

That is amazing. I am not sure how all the ins and outs of the program work, but it is nice to read a positive article for a change.

Response by SGT Darryl Allen made Sep 3 at 2015 9:00 AM

SGT Darryl Allen — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 09:00:57 -0400

Strange that a state full of "America-hating liberals" would be so kind to the veterans of this country. It's almost like they just care about people, and that's all that matters.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 4 at 2015 2:34 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:34:29 -0400

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?