About VHA Homeless Programs – Ending Veteran Homelessness
Want to know what the Department of Veterans Affairs is doing to end Veteran homelessness? Join us as we explore all the ways our country is working to ensure that every Veteran has a safe and stable place to call home.
Host: Shawn Liu
S1EP33: Veteran Homelessness Lowest on Record in 2024
This month, we are joined again by Ken Mueller, Operations Liaison for Business Intelligence in the VA Homeless Programs Office to talk about the 2024 Point-in-Time Count results.
Mr. Mueller talks about recent trends in Veteran homelessness, how Veterans compare to other Americans experiencing homelessness, and the causes for the 7.6% decrease in Veteran homelessness since 2023.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP33.pdf (https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP33.pdf) ===============================
Find your nearest VA: https://www.va.gov/find-locations (https://www.va.gov/find-locations)
Learn more about VA resources to help homeless Veterans: https://www.va.gov/homeless (https://www.va.gov/homeless/)
Read the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s press release on the 2024 Point-in-Time Count: https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/hud_no_24_327 (https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/hud_no_24_327)
Read the 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2024-AHAR-Part-1.pdf (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2024-AHAR-Part-1.pdf)
Listen to our first episode with guest Ken Mueller: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-update-data-reveal-that-veteran-homelessness-decreased-by-11--51740464 (https://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-update-data-reveal-that-veteran-homelessness-decreased-by-11--51740464)
View our graphic “The Reduction in Veteran Homelessness from 2010 to 2024”: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/docs/PITReduction2010-2024.pdf (https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/docs/PITReduction2010-2024.pdf)
Read All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness: https://www.usich.gov/federal-strategic-plan/overview (https://www.usich.gov/federal-strategic-plan/overview)
Download our One Team Approach Implementation Toolkit: https://www.va.gov/homeless/oneteam-toolkit.asp (https://www.va.gov/homeless/oneteam-toolkit.asp)
Listen to our episode on our One Team Approach: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1ep28-ending-veteran-homelessness-as-one-team--60665818 (https://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1ep28-ending-veteran-homelessness-as-one-team--60665818)
Read our article on VA Homeless Programs’ Fiscal Year 2025 Budget: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/featuredarticles/Where-Does-the-Money-Go.asp (https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/featuredarticles/Where-Does-the-Money-Go.asp)
Read our article on VA’s implementation of Housing First: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/featuredarticles/VAs-Implementation-of-Housing-First.asp (https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/featuredarticles/VAs-Implementation-of-Housing-First.asp)
Read our article on our 2023 Homelessness Goals results: <a href="https://news.va.gov/128260/va-exceeds-goal-to-house-homeless-veterans/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...
9 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT
S1EP32: 2024 Year in Review with Executive Director Monica Diaz
This month, we are joined again by Mrs. Monica Diaz, Executive Director of the Homeless Programs Office, with the Department of Veterans Affairs to reflect on how 2024 impacted Veterans experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Mrs. Diaz talks about the major initiatives VA implemented this year and shares her thoughts on how effective leadership at every level drives reductions in Veteran homelessness.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP32.pdf (https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP32.pdf) ===============================
Find your nearest VA: https://www.va.gov/find-locations (https://www.va.gov/find-locations)
Learn more about VA resources to help homeless Veterans: https://www.va.gov/homeless (https://www.va.gov/homeless/)
Read our press release on the FY 2024 Homelessness Goals results: https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-housed-nearly-48000-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-fiscal-year-2024/ (https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-housed-nearly-48000-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-fiscal-year-2024/)
Read our press release on the 2024 Point-in-Time Count: https://news.va.gov/press-room/veterans-homelessness-reaches-record-low-decreasing-by-7-5-since-2023/ (https://news.va.gov/press-room/veterans-homelessness-reaches-record-low-decreasing-by-7-5-since-2023/)
Check out our One Team Approach Implementation Toolkit: https://www.va.gov/homeless/oneteam-toolkit.asp (https://www.va.gov/homeless/oneteam-toolkit.asp)
Watch our HUD-VASH Boot Camp video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmStt8Zysbo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmStt8Zysbo)
Recordings, transcripts, and slide decks from the March 2024 Virtual HUD-VASH Boot Camp are now available on HUD Exchange: https://www.hudexchange.info/trainings/courses/hud-vash-online-bootcamp-process-improvement-session-day-1/ (https://www.hudexchange.info/trainings/courses/hud-vash-online-bootcamp-process-improvement-session-day-1/)
https://www.hudexchange.info/trainings/courses/hud-vash-online-bootcamp-process-improvement-session-day-2/ (https://www.hudexchange.info/trainings/courses/hud-vash-online-bootcamp-process-improvement-session-day-2/)
Read our blog on VA’s unsheltered surge events: https://news.va.gov/128912/tackling-homelessness-veterans-where-they-are/ (https://news.va.gov/128912/tackling-homelessness-veterans-where-they-are/)
11 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
S1EP31: Understanding the PIT Count
This month, we are joined by William Snow, Senior Program Specialist in the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to learn the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. Mr. Snow talks about what the PIT Count is, how it’s conducted, and how the U.S. Government uses its insights to inform the work to end Veteran homelessness.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at:
https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP31.pdf (https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP31.pdf) ===============================
Read the Point-in-Time Count Methodology Guide: https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/4036/point-in-time-count-methodology-guide/ (https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/4036/point-in-time-count-methodology-guide/)
Read the 2024 Notice for Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Count Data Collection for Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program: https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2023-11cpdn.pdf (https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2023-11cpdn.pdf)
Check out the Annual Homeless Assessment Reports: https://www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/ahar/ (https://www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/ahar/)
Search for contact information for your local Continuum of Care: https://www.hudexchange.info/grantees/contacts (https://www.hudexchange.info/grantees/contacts)
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S1EP33: Veteran Homelessness Lowest on Record in 2024
Published 13 Jan 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We say since 2010, so and so has happened. And a big reason for that is 2010 was the start of the first federal strategic plan to prevent an end homelessness. It was called opening doors. We'll put a link to the current plan in the description as well. But that's like our anchor point where we started doing very focused, concerted efforts to reduce veteran homelessness nationwide. And with this new pit count can, what I can see here is that veteran homelessness has decreased by 55 .6 % since 2010. Well, more than half, you broke it down by sheltered and unsheltered homelessness. If we look at that trend line, that downward trend that you just mentioned since 2010, we see that sheltered homelessness among veterans has decreased by 56 .2%, so even more than half and unsheltered homelessness decreased by 54 .8%. […]
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