Veterans Affairs claims progress in ending homelessness among vets

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Halfway into an ambitious five-year campaign to end homelessness among veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs says it has made enough progress that the goal is within reach, even as a new generation of veterans returns from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Making aggressive use of a voucher program, Veterans Affairs has housed more than 33,000 veterans in the past 2¹ / ₂ years. It did so by changing its longtime policy of requiring homeless veterans to be successfully treated for substance abuse and mental ailments before being given apartments.

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Peter Whoriskey 27 Dec, 2011

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