Tag: Homeless Veterans
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‘Functional zero’ veteran homelessness reached in large Colorado county, data shows
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In a county of over 400,000 people located 25 miles south of Denver, there are little to no veterans experiencing homelessness, Douglas County officials announce this Veterans Day. Or, at least when veterans are homeless, it is rare and brief in Douglas County, according to county and Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) data. Aside from…
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Colorado housing agencies receive nearly $600,000 to help curb veteran homelessness
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Curbing veteran homelessness in Colorado made headway this week as multiple state housing agencies received almost $600,000 in the form of permanent housing vouchers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under its “HUD-VASH” housing voucher program, awarded 66 housing agencies across the nation a total…
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Longmont library to highlight city’s newest strategy for helping homeless veterans
The Longmont Public Library is holding a virtual program next week to discuss a new approach for addressing homelessness among U.S. veterans. The Veterans Community Project broke ground in August on a village of tiny homes in west Longmont that will be used to provide free housing to local veterans. In the library’s program, Paul…