This Veteran Homelessness: A Supplemental Report To The 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report To Congress

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To: Veteran Issues by Colonel Dan <VeteranIssues@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [VeteranIssues] This Veteran Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to CongressDate: Feb 10, 2011 10:20 AM

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http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/budget/2010/index.cfm

http://www.hudhre.info/documents/2009AHARVeteransReport.pdf

This Veteran Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress was developed by a team of researchers from Abt Associates Inc. and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans

Below is a summary of major findings.

Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness Among Veterans

 On a single night in January 2009, 75,609 veterans were homeless; 57 percent were staying in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program; and the remaining 43 percent were living on the street, in an abandoned building, or another place not meant for human habitation (i.e., unsheltered).

 Veterans are overrepresented among the homeless population. At a point in time in 2009, approximately 12 percent of all people (and 16 percent of adults) experiencing homelessness identified as a veteran, as did 10 percent of those homeless over the course of a year. Less than 8 percent of the total U.S. population has veteran status.

One-Year Estimates of Sheltered Homelessness Among Veterans

 An estimated 136,334 veterans spent at least one night in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009. This accounts for 1 of every 168 veterans in the U.S. or 1 out of every 10 veterans living in poverty.

 Just over 96 percent of sheltered veterans were individuals, and just less than 4 percent were veterans who were a part of a family.

 While homeless veterans make up less than 1 percent of all veterans, within the poverty population veterans are at greater risk of homelessness than non-veterans. Ten percent of veterans in poverty became homeless at some point during the year, compared to just over 5 percent of adults in poverty.

Executive Summary i

Characteristics of Sheltered Homeless Veterans

 Homeless veterans are most often white men, between the ages of 31 and 50 years, with a disability, and alone in shelter.

 The small number of sheltered homeless veterans in families typically are younger, minority women and less likely to have a disability. However, sheltered homeless veterans in families are more likely to have a male adult present in the household than other homeless families.

Veterans with High Risk of Becoming Homeless

 Rates of homelessness among veterans living in poverty are particularly high for veterans identifying as Hispanic/Latino (1 in 4) or African American (1 in 4).

 Two groups of homeless veterans—women and people between age 18 and 30—are small in number. However, female veterans and young veterans are at high risk of becoming homeless, and both groups are growing within the overall veteran population.

Location of Homeless Veterans

 Similar to the overall homeless population, almost half of homeless veterans on a given night were located in four states: California, Florida, Texas, and New York. Only 28 percent of all veterans were located in those same four states.

 The share of homeless veterans located in the densest urban areas (or principal cities) is more than twice that of all veterans (72 percent compared to 31 percent).

"Keep on, Keepin' on"

Dan Cedusky, Champaign IL "Colonel Dan"

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