09/24/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/24/2024 12:33
The Ending Veteran Homelessness podcast created a mini-series to introduce the basic facts on Veteran homelessness and how VA is working to solve it.
Expert guests from throughout VA's homeless programs join us to:
Part 1: Defining homelessness
We kicked off the series by diving into the definition of homelessness under the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009. A Veteran is considered homeless if:
Listen to the episode and download the accompanying PDF guide.
Part 2: Individualizing services
Understanding the demographics of Veterans facing homelessness allows us to tailor our programs and provide services in an equitable, culturally competent way.
The second part of the mini-series focuses on demographic considerations, including:
Listen to the second episode of our mini-series.
Part 3: How we can help
The final part of the mini-series was a special guest bonanza with 12 experts dropping in to speak about the approach VA is taking to end Veteran homelessness and the various services we can provide.
The coordinated entry system goes hand-in-hand with One Team, explained Molly Batschelet, national program coordinator for coordinated entry systems integration.
"Coordinated entry eliminates the need for somebody to go from agency to agency to sign up for services. Instead, you can go to any agency that uses coordinated entry and get connected to every agency that uses it at the same time," she shared.
The remainder of the guests reviewed the various interventions that are available to help Veterans in need:
Listen to the podcast and download the episode'sPDF guide.
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