America's Growing Homeless Vet Problem

Veterans More Likely To Be Homeless, Study Says -- U.S.A. Today

Military veterans are much more likely to be homeless than other Americans, according to the government's first in-depth study of homelessness among former servicemembers.

About 16% of homeless adults in a one-night survey in January 2009 were veterans, though vets make up only 10% of the adult population.

More than 75,000 veterans were living on the streets or in a temporary shelter that night. In that year, 136,334 veterans spent at least one night in a homeless shelter — a count that did not include homeless veterans living on the streets.

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Update: Government Publishes Veterans Homelessness Report -- U.S. Department of Defense

My Comment: We all see them on the streets everyday. Breaks your heart.

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