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The goal of Veterans Inc.’s Housing Program is simple: to end chronic homelessness among veterans in our communities. Achieving that goal is complex, requiring more than putting a roof over the veterans’ heads. It requires a holistic approach that addresses the “total veteran” and his or her needs. Veterans Inc. housing comes with a full range of support services including meals, an employment and training program, legal and medical advice, and special services related to PTSD, substance abuse and other challenges faced by veterans. Intensive case management and counseling are provided to help veterans re-gain control of their lives.

Why are there so many homeless veterans? Veterans returning from combat duty with PTSD, disabling physical injuries, and few if any marketable or transferrable skills, often can’t find or keep jobs. With no salary to support them, military families face a foreclosure rate four times the national average. Lack of support services and social isolation after discharge also contribute to homelessness.

It’s a vicious cycle.  Joblessness leads to homelessness, which leads to hopelessness, substance abuse and/or depression, which limit the veteran’s ability to find a new job. The statistics are daunting:

• Approximately 1 of every 3 homeless males in the U.S. is a veteran.
• Veterans are twice as likely as other Americans to become chronically homeless.
• More than half a million veterans are homeless at some time during the year.

Homelessness affects veterans of all wars. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the number of homeless Vietnam-era veterans is higher than the number of people who died during that war. A recent survey by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans found that nearly one in four homeless veterans has recently returned from combat in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Veterans Inc. brings hope to veterans and their families with its emergency, transitional and long-term supportive housing. The organization operates safe, drug- and alcohol-free facilities for more than 200 male and female veterans. This housing and related support services give veterans a stable base from which to find or hold a job, continue their physical or mental recovery and, ultimately, return to independent living.

Veterans Inc. has an 85% success rate -  one of the highest in the nation - for transitioning clients out of homelessness (among those veterans that complete the program).

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