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Excerpt from Homeless Veterans in Washington State: Field Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session; July 9, 1994 The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at Clover Park High School, 11203 Gravely Lake Drive, Southwest, Tacoma, WA, at 9:15 a.m., the Honorable George E. Sangmeister, subcommittee chair, presiding. Members Present: Representatives Sangmeister and Kreidler. Full Committee Members Present: Representative Evans. Opening Statement Of Chairman Sangmeister Mr. Sangmeister. The subcommittee will come to order. As we're going to commence here, I would ask the first panel that's going to testify to take their positions up at the table. Mr. Beau Bergeron, Mr. Anthony Tony Fair, and Mr. Brad Ensley, if you would take your seats we will proceed. I want to welcome everyone here this morning. It's a pleasure to be here at the invitation of Congressman Kreidler. There's a tendency, when we're out on field hearings, that we always praise our colleagues to the nth degree, but I want to say with all the sincerity that having Mr. Kreidler on my subcommittee has been an experience that I have enjoyed. He is one of the most hard-working members of the subcommittee and, as your host, is in his first term. He's done well. He's always at the subcommittee hearings. He meets with me frequently on veterans problems that he has back in the district. That's why when he spoke to me about having a field hearing concerning our homeless veterans, I was very pleased to be able to do that. I also would like to take the opportunity to introduce Congressman Lane Evans, a colleague of mine from Illinois. Mr. Evans, of course, is Chairman of the Oversight Committee of the Veterans' Affairs Committee and has been an active member of the Speaker's Task Force on the Homeless and has worked diligently to advance the welfare of all veterans. Lane, thanks for taking the time to come out here and be with us. Homelessness, as you all know, is a national problem which we must continue to work to eliminate. It is troubling that so many of those who have worn the uniform and defended our freedom are among those who have no home. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Building 9 for veterans is a transitional housing model designed to provide safe and stable housing for both male and female homeless veterans who are committed to returning to employment and/or independent living.
The challenges facing military veterans who return to civilian life in the United States are persistent and well documented. But for all the political outcry and attempts to improve military members' readjustments, veterans of all service eras face formidable obstacles related to mental health, substance abuse, employment, and — most damningly — homelessness. Homelessness Among U.S. Veterans synthesizes the new glut of research on veteran homelessness — geographic trends, root causes, effective and ineffective interventions to mitigate it — in a format that provides a needed reference as this public health fight continues to be fought. Codifying the data and research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) campaign to end veteran homelessness, psychologist Jack Tsai links disparate lines of research to produce an advanced and elegant resource on a defining social issue of our time.

Housing Our Heroes

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 88


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The current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) estimates that it has served approximately 300 returning veterans in its homeless programs and has identified over 1,000 more as being as risk of homelessness. Both male and female veterans are overrepresented in the homeless population, and as the number of veterans increases due to the current wars, there is concern that the number of homeless veterans could rise commensurately. Congress has created numerous programs that serve homeless veterans specifically, almost all of which are funded through the Veterans Health Administration. These programs provide health care and rehabilitation services for homeless veterans (the Health Care for Homeless Veterans and Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans programs), employment assistance (Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program and Compensated Work Therapy program), transitional housing (Grant and Per Diem and Loan Guarantee programs) as well as other supportive services. Through an arrangement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), approximately 1,000 veterans currently use dedicated Section 8 vouchers for permanent housing, with supportive services provided through the VA. These are referred to as HUD-VASH vouchers. In FY2007, it is estimated that approximately $270 million will be used to fund homeless veterans programs. Several issues regarding veterans and homelessness have become prominent, in part, because of the current conflicts. One issue is the need for permanent supportive housing for low-income and homeless veterans. With the exception of HUD-VASH vouchers, there is no source of permanent housing specifically for veterans. In FY2007, the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act (P.L. 109-461) authorized funding for additional HUD-VASH vouchers; however, they have not been funded. In the 110th Congress, S. 1084, the Homes for Heroes Act, would create no fewer than 20,000 HUD-VASH vouchers. The bill would also provide funds through HUD for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction of permanent supportive housing for very low-income veterans and their families. A second emerging issue is the concern that veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who are at risk of homelessness may not receive the services they need. In the 110th Congress, S. 1384, a bill to amend Title 38 of the United States Code, would institute a demonstration program in which the VA and Department of Defense would work together to identify returning members of the armed services who are at risk of homelessness. Another emerging issue is the needs of female veterans, whose numbers are increasing. Women veterans face challenges that could contribute to their risks of homelessness. They are more likely to have experienced sexual abuse than women in the general population and are more likely than male veterans to be single parents. Few homeless programs for veterans have the facilities to provide separate accommodations for women and women with children.