VA touting progress on homelessness

JournalStar.com

Not so long ago, and more than once, the dimensions of homelessness among veterans in the United States was called a national shame. Headed toward 2013, Linda Twomey thinks solving the problem is becoming an example of national resolve. “I think, if we continue to use our resources and make this goal a priority, we could get it down to zero -- or next to nothing,” said Twomey, mental health specialty programs director for the Veterans Administration in Omaha. She touted better news at the national and Nebraska level as she got ready to take part in a Homeless Veterans Stakeholder Meeting at Mahoney State Park on Wednesday. “I think we’re gaining the upper hand,” she said. “The Veterans Administration in 2009 estimated that there were 132,000 veterans homeless on a given night in America. Just in this current year, that’s estimated at about 69,000.”

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