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Assistance for Homeless Veterans

Along with the several veterans benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is a program for homeless veterans. The objective of this program is to give our veterans assistance and a better place to live as they deserve it.

Statistics said that nearly 200,000 veterans are homeless. Some causes of this reality include scarcity and lack of support from their loved ones and friends. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the only federal branch that gives hands-on support to homeless personnel who have served in the armed forces. The agency has already granted over four hundred (400) awards to public and nonprofit groups to assist homeless military in 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Related programs for homeless veterans include the following: 1. VA's Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program (HCHV) 2. VA's Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans (DCHV) Program 3. Veterans Benefits Assistance at VA Regional Offices 4. Acquired Property Sales for Homeless Providers Program 5. Readjustment Counseling Service's Vet Centers

While there are numerous benefits for the United States' service men and women, the Veterans Administration Department has four major benefit programs for men in uniform who got an honorable or general discharge. These veterans benefits are as follows: (1) Disability compensation (2) Veteran's pension programs (3) Free or affordable medical care through VA hospitals and medical facilities and (4) Education Programs.

Other programs that service personnel may be eligible for includes loans for housing & home and small business, job training, counseling, burials and memorials and franchise opportunities and support for PSTD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). These benefits are given based on their discharge from active armed service under other than disrespectful conditions.