US Government Lends a Helping Hand to Veterans in New York and Nationwide
Recent events in New York have resulted in a $75 million program to reduce the amount of veterans on the street. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi announced this ON DATE along with New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg in Queens. The program, financed by the HUD and VA, will provide local New York public housing agencies with approximately 10,000 rental assistance vouchers. These vouchers will be used to assist homeless veterans in their area. In addition, the $75 million will allow permanent supportive housing for about 10,000 homeless veterans throughout the entire nation.
Not only will this program, named the HUD's Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH), help the homeless veterans to find homes, it will also put them in touch with VA Medical Centers that will provide services to the veterans that qualify for their services. The VA Medical Centers will treat each case differently to ensure correct treatment.
It's time America give the men and women that fight for our country what they deserve. Here is what officials had to say about program and its' benefits:
"Ending veteran homelessness is an ambitious goal that is more in reach thanks to this historic federal commitment to provide housing for veterans," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Our partnership with the VA has already provided homes for hundreds of veterans over the past year and the housing slots being allocated to New York City today will bring new hope to more than 1,000 homeless veterans in our City. It sends a powerful message to the men and women currently fighting for our country overseas – that we do not take their service for granted."
"We are deeply grateful for the service and sacrifice by our nation's veterans and we must make every effort to help them as they struggle to avoid a life on the streets," said Bernardi. "This program is one opportunity to say, 'Thank You' and to make certain that we serve them as they once served us."
"Today, VA and HUD are strengthening our long-standing partnership on homelessness to achieve a simple vision - that no one who has served and fought for their country should have to live on the streets," said Peake. "We hope to build upon this effort soon with another step providing more case managers to support a marked increase in permanent housing units."
Last year more than 100,000 homeless veterans were provided health care and about 60,000 in its' specialized homeless programs.
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