homeless veterans

Tent set up on sidewalk covered with blue tarp and American flag on front next to fence to VA campus in West Los Angeles, California.

Trump's promise to house 6,000 homeless veterans on a Los Angeles VA campus missing from budget proposal

The president's proposed budget fails to include any funding for the proposed 'Center for Warrior Independence.'

June 1, 2026 - The Independent

Line of tents with American flags draped on them on sidewalk in Los Angeles

Homelessness Among Veterans Drops Sharply

The number of unhoused vets fell by more than 50 percent since 2016, with significant gains made in the last two years.

November 7, 2022 - Military Times

Homelessness

Veteran Homelessness on the Rise Again in Expensive Cities

The news about veteran homelessness rising in expensive cities might come as a surprise, after years of reported progress.

November 12, 2018 - How Housing Matters

Washington, D.C.

VA Reverses Course on Cuts to Popular Homeless Veterans Program

The Department of Veterans Affairs prompted outcry when it told advocates and its partners at the Department of Housing and Urban Development that it would cut $460 million for long-term housing for homeless veterans.

December 7, 2017 - The Washington Post

Without More Affordable Housing, Veteran Homelessness Will Return

Federal funding to end veteran homelessness has had a real impact, but a nationwide shortage of affordable housing could make its success temporary.

March 24, 2015 - Shelterforce

How to End Homelessness? Start—and Finish—With Veterans

We are so close to this goal. We should not change our focus before we meet it.

February 18, 2015 - Shelterforce

New Orleans First U.S. City to End Veteran Homelessness

New Orleans declares that it is the first U.S. city to virtually end veteran homelessness.

January 21, 2015 - Gambit

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After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

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The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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