Veterans are approximately 1/5 - 1/4 of homeless population

Veterans are approximately 1/5 - 1/4 of homeless population

Something to think about on this Veterans Day...

Veterans are approximately 1/5 - 1/4 of homeless population

by Mike Montalvo on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 11:40am

In 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs estimated that there are approximately 131,000 homeless veterans, accounting for 20 percent of the entire homeless population.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
http://www.nchv.org/background.cfm

• 23% of the homeless population are veterans
• 33% of the male homeless population are veterans
• 47% served Vietnam-era
• 17% served post-Vietnam
• 15% served pre-Vietnam
• 67% served three or more years
• 33% were stationed in war zone
• 25% have used VA homeless services
• 85% completed high school/GED, compared to 56% of non-veterans
• 89% received an honorable discharge
• 79% reside in central cities16% reside in suburban areas
• 5% reside in rural areas
• 76% experience alcohol, drug or mental health problems
• 46% are white males, compared to 34% of non-veterans
• 46% are age 45 or older, compared to 20% non-veterans
• 45% need help finding a job
• 37% need help finding housing

Roughly 56 percent of all homeless veterans are African American or Hispanic, despite only accounting for 12.8 percent and 15.4 percent of the U.S. population respectively.
Additional Veteran Links
Gay American Veterans
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=100000705988024&notes_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=155948574448678
The Code Talkers - Native American Indians
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=100000705988024&notes_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=155945274449008
Women Veterans
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=100000705988024&notes_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=155941181116084
The Aztec Eagles - Esquadron 201
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=100000705988024&notes_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=155937154449820
K-9 Pride
http://k9pride.com/?p=744
How Dogs help veterans cope with PTSD
http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,671301612001_2030797,00.html
Serving Veterans and their Families
http://www.serve.gov/families.asp