VA staffing shortages led to failure to refer veterans to supportive housing, investigators find

A government watchdog found high staff turnover and burnout left veterans not being referred to housing programs.
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Watchdog finds staff turnover, vacancies affect housing voucher program for homeless veterans

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has had challenges hiring and retaining enough case managers to provide counseling and support to veterans in a specialized housing voucher program that ...
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Homeless veterans fear eviction from permanent housing under Trump administration policy shift

Vietnam veteran Jayson Carter is preparing for his worst-case scenario — having to live out of his car.Carter, a 78-year-old who served in the Air Force, is homeless and staying in a facility for ...
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With an offer of ‘zero rent,’ tiny home villages extend housing — and hope — for homeless veterans

WASHINGTON — After struggling with addiction and homelessness, Iraq War veteran Kyle Hanssen said a nonprofit organization’s offer of free housing at a tiny homes village seemed too good to pass up.