Tag Archives: ending veterans homelessness

December 16, 2011

Secretary Donovan Talks to the Black Eagle About Payroll Tax Cut and Decline in Veteran’s Homelessness

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Today, Secretary Donovan made an appearance on the top rated nationally syndicated Joe Madison Show.  Secretary Donovan’s interview with Joe “The Black Eagle” Madison focused on the current acrimony in Washington and how it could impact all Americans and particularly African-American communities. The conversation began with the most pressing issue, the payroll tax cut that [...]

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December 6, 2011

Daily Housing News Round-Up

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  Home of the day: Via Verde housing complex in Bronx, NY. Back-story here.  Sustainability makes sense. Providence, RI helping its citizens go green. New Senate legislation aims to cut home energy costs. Helping reduce homelessness for our veterans. And Habitat for Humanity accepting applications in Fort Collins, CO

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November 11, 2011

Today and every day, we remember

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Growing up in a military family, I always knew that I would join the military one day.  Following in the footsteps of my uncles, I proudly served my country then separated from the United States Air Force after 11 years.  Thanks to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation program, I was able to [...]

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October 28, 2011

A Look inside Veteran’s Homelessness

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Today, HUD and VA jointly released the second annual Veteran’s Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR), which assesses the nation’s homeless veteran population. HUD and VA use this information in their work to end veteran’s homelessness through the Obama Administration’s Federal Strategic Plan, Opening Doors. Opening Doors is an unprecedented federal strategy to end veteran and [...]

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July 14, 2011

Working to end veteran homelessness

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It’s a national tragedy that any veteran, after serving our country in uniform, becomes homeless.  Veterans are fifty percent more likely to become homeless compared to all Americans and the risk is even greater among veterans living in poverty and poor minority veterans.  This is precisely why the Obama Administration established the ambitious goal to [...]

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