The number of homeless vets dropped sharply over the last two years
By Leo Shane III
Nov 3, 05:00 AM
The number of veterans experiencing homelessness sank more than 11% from the start of 2020 to early 2022, a dramatic drop after several years of limited progress in finding shelter for those individuals, federal officials announced Thursday.
However, the results of the annual national Point-in-Time count still show about 33,000 veterans across the country without reliable housing options.
Officials said the progress shows not only the work that still needs to be done to help veterans, but also that targeted efforts to help veterans avoid homelessness can produce positive results.
“One veteran experiencing homelessness will always be one too many, but the [new data] shows that we are making real progress in the fight to end veteran homelessness,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a statement.
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2022/11/03/the-number-of-homeless-vets-dropped-sharply-over-the-last-two-years/