What resources are available for women veterans in terms of transitional housing and how are we outreaching to homeless women veterans?

2021-10-21T11:55:33-04:00

Too many women vets are ignored and find that their male counterparts have access to many more services.

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Oct 21 at 2021 3:23 PM

2021-10-21T15:23:29-04:00

It isn't ignored, it's just not as big an issue. Using the CDC numbers, 13.6% of the homeless population is male veterans, only 1.8% of women veterans are homeless. Google Homeless Women Veterans and you can find information on VA programs aimed at them.
Now the bad news. Other than short term, economic homelessness if incredibly rare and there are a number of safety nets out there for those people. The huge majority of homeless fall into three categories, seriously mentally ill, drug abusers or alcoholics, many falling into one or more of them. Look at San Francisco as a bad example.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Oct 21 at 2021 3:42 PM

2021-10-21T15:42:48-04:00

The Crawford House in Colorado Springs is co-Ed with single unit dwellings

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2021 5:21 PM

2021-10-25T17:21:04-04:00

https://www.msveteranamerica.org/

If you go to the contact us page here: The beneficiary of the Ms Veteran America competition is Final Salute, Inc., supporting homeless women Veterans and their children. Please contact us for more information about sponsorship, donations and supporting our cause.

https://militarybenefits.info/ms-veteran-america/

https://www.finalsaluteinc.org/Home.html

I know that the Ms Veteran America organization also pushes a lot for awareness of homeless women veterans is why I started with links to them. But it seems Final Salute is the actual organization that helps women veterans who are homeless.

Ms Veteran America | The Woman Beyond The Uniform

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2021 5:22 PM

2021-10-25T17:22:32-04:00