VA officials lagging in goal of housing 38,000 distressed vets this year

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VA officials lagging in goal of housing 38,000 distressed vets this year
By Leo Shane III
Jun 3, 01:50 PM
A Miami Homeless Assistance Program worker talks to a homeless person sleeping on a sidewalk during the census eevent on Jan. 23, 2015, in Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Veterans Affairs officials are behind in their goal of placing 38,000 veterans in permanent housing this year, and coronavirus is to blame once again.

On Friday, in remarks to the annual National Coalition for Homeless Veterans conference, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said the department remains committed to the goal, first announced earlier this year as a way to jump start outreach efforts to veterans experiencing homelessness after the nationwide pandemic.

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