A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis
From Service to Shelter: Housing Veterans in Rural America
1. From Service to Shelter:
Housing Veterans in Rural America
Funded by The Home Depot Foundation
Presented by:
Eric Oberdorfer, Research Associate
HOUSING ASSISTANCE COUNCIL
April 9th
, 2014
14. The HUD-VASH Program in Rural America
Credited in lowering the homeless veteran population by
17.2 percent since 2009
Barriers exist in rural America
Distances to VA facilities and other service providers
Difficulty enumerating homeless population
Only 3 percent of HUD-VASH vouchers are allocated to VA Medical
Centers in rural America
Photo by Carlos Gonzalez Photo by Cathy ten Broeke
15. Veteran Seniors in Rural America
In the next ten years,
70 percent of veterans
in rural America will
be over the age of 65
16. Housing Accessibility for Veterans
Critical for senior veterans and veterans with service-
related disabilities
Home modifications
help veterans remain
in their homes
Federal grants to
assist with
modifications
17. Thank you,
And please look in your packet for HAC’s latest
report From Service to Shelter, made possible
with funding from The Home Depot Foundation
Notas del editor
Thank you for attending today’s webinar. Again the PPT Slides and recording will be posted on HAC’s website in the next couple of days. We hope that you have found this webinar informative and we look forward to your participation in future events.