Stars and Stripes, 5/29-Pressure and progress as deadline for homeless veterans loom

By Leo Shane III
Stars and Stripes
Published: May 29, 2013

Five years ago, White House and Veterans Affairs officials announced the ambitious goal of ending veterans homelessness throughout the country by the end of 2015. Since then, the number of former military living on the streets has dropped by almost one-fifth.

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The HUD secretary said 12 outside groups have stopped distributing housing vouchers because of the loss of public funds to administer the program, a small but concerning trend. He warned that if Congress can’t find an alternative to sequestration, future cuts to homelessness programs might leave vulnerable veterans without help.