NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!
It’s an annual event, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) count of the homeless on LA streets. Here at the National Veterans Foundation, we know this territory. Our Outreach van scours the greater LA area year-round ...
Thoughts at Thanksgiving
Richard McFarthing, a homeless vet living on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard. Copyright Jessica Jewell Lanier. The rain in Los Angeles today will continue into tomorrow. For here, it’s cold. In most other parts of the country it’s even ...
Homelessness: A Look at the Root Cause
At the latest count, homelessness in Los Angeles was up over 16%. According to Steve Lopez, writing in the Los Angeles Times onJune 16, the state count was twice as high. Disappointing news, especially since we’ve thrown $800 million at it ...
Model Program for Homeless Vets Shut Down
Nothing to be proud of—Los Angeles County has the highest percentage of homeless vets in the nation. Still. So, can somebody please explain why a successful program to take in homeless men and women veterans is being shut down? That’s ...
VASH – Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
What is VASH? The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) is run through the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). You might be familiar with HUD’s Section 8 vouchers for low-income families. VASH is similar, but serves ...
NVF Homeless Veteran Outreach Team on the Streets
The National Veterans Foundation's Homeless Veteran Outreach Program provides outreach missions to areas of Los Angeles with high concentration of homeless people. The missions provide food and water to people in need. The team identifies ...
“While We’re at War, America’s at the Mall.”
This phrase was in common use as far back as 2007. Phil Klay, a Marine vet writing in The New York Times on April 14 this year, suggests that it might have been in use as early as 2002.It’s true that we’re still in America’s ...
Another Change of Leadership
With the replacement of David Shulkin as VA Secretary, the second largest department of our federal government (after the Department of Defense) is once again looking for new leadership. Frankly, that’s more than a little disheartening. I ...
