Veteran Services

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1763+ words) The backstory: While the Trump administration has promised new housing for vets, President Donald Trump also signed an executive order last year titled "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets," which leans heavily toward institutionalizing unhoused people against their will....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (660+ words) U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Gainesville, announced that homeless veterans in Ocala and Gainesville will be able to remain housed after she worked directly with the Department of Veterans Affairs to secure a new contract for Volunteers of America. Funding for the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (393+ words) VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A new housing resource for veterans experiencing homelessness opened this week at the Neighborhood Center of West Volusia, giving a group of veterans a place to live after the community raised $350,000 for the project. The Gary & Eunice…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (196+ words) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Dozens of Tallahassee veterans are getting a new path to stable housing. Volunteers of America Florida is expanding its Veteran Housing Program. Starting Thursday, the nonprofit now offers 48 beds for free in Tallahassee as part of a…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (358+ words) RAND’s final evaluation finds that only 3.6% of 560 veterans had a negative housing exit in three years, with falls and emergency visits down sharply. The pilot’s cost comes in below every residential alternative in California. RAND followed participants from June 2023 through…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (61+ words) Yahoo Roger Sherman knows how quickly life can change. The Navy veteran served for six years aboard a nuclear attack submarine and later spent 30 years working as a carpenter on yachts. But after a series of setbacks, Sherman found himself…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (537+ words) (Missoula Current) Members of the City Council on Wednesday approved $211,000 in funding to support the Poverello Center's programming and outreach services, and they praised the organization for its work in housing homeless veterans at the new transitional housing facility. Funding…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (603+ words) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Roger Sherman knows how quickly life can change. The Navy veteran served for six years aboard a nuclear attack submarine and later spent 30 years working as a carpenter on yachts. But after a series of setbacks, Sherman…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (353+ words) Cammack says she helped secure renewed VA funding to keep homeless veterans housed in Ocala and Gainesville. Housing for veterans to continue: Congresswoman Kat Cammack said she worked with the Department of Veterans Affairs to secure a new contract for…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (177+ words) Press release from U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack When Volunteers of America contacted Congresswoman Cammack’s office for help, she immediately called VA Secretary Doug Collins. Her district team then worked with VA leadership to confirm the new contract ahead of the October…...