{"id":76480,"date":"2024-02-13T17:25:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/02\/13\/veteran-charities-cant-keep-pace-with-families-requests-for-help\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:06:55","slug":"veteran-charities-cant-keep-pace-with-families-requests-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2024\/02\/13\/veteran-charities-cant-keep-pace-with-families-requests-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran charities can\u2019t keep pace with families\u2019 requests for help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Military and veterans charities are struggling to keep up with the flood of requests for mental health care<\/a> and financial assistance<\/a>, pointing to serious gaps in available safety nets for vulnerable families, according to a new study from the Bob Woodruff Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report, based on responses from 130 community organizations that provide a range of services for military and veteran clients, was conducted in late 2023 and showed slightly more negative results than a similar survey two years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite an environment of improved employment prospects, the current data show a worsening, rather than an improvement, for many of the most urgent and basic needs, such as help with housing and homelessness, emergency financial assistance, transportation, legal issues, mental health, physical health, and alcohol and substance abuse,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the face of those increased needs, communities are stretched to serve military personnel, veterans, and their families, with fewer communities able to satisfy those needs fully,\u201d the report added. \u201cMost issues that veterans experience are only partially resolved in American communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t