{"id":25571,"date":"2021-06-21T17:57:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/21\/va-promises-renewed-focus-on-preventing-homelessness-amid-pandemic-impact-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:27:59","slug":"va-promises-renewed-focus-on-preventing-homelessness-amid-pandemic-impact-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/06\/21\/va-promises-renewed-focus-on-preventing-homelessness-amid-pandemic-impact-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"VA promises renewed focus on preventing homelessness amid pandemic impact concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/06\/15\/senator-vows-to-hold-up-va-leadership-nominees-until-department-provides-info-on-toxic-exposures-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough<\/a> on Monday acknowledged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/06\/16\/homelessness-among-vets-could-spike-as-pandemic-protections-vanish-advocates-warn\/\" target=\"_blank\">possibility of a spike in veterans experiencing homelessness<\/a> later this year and vowed \u201cto do everything we can to prevent that from happening\u201d in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur country\u2019s most sacred obligation is to prepare and equip the troops we send into harm\u2019s way, and then to care for them and their families when they come home,\u201d he said during a speech at the annual National Coalition of Homeless Veterans conference. \u201cVeterans homelessness is our nation\u2019s single greatest point of failure in fulfilling that sacred obligation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery person should have a home. Every veteran should have a home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonough\u2019s comments came just days after advocates testified before Congress about their fears of a sharp rise in veterans facing homelessness in coming months as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a> winds down.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/06\/16\/homelessness-among-vets-could-spike-as-pandemic-protections-vanish-advocates-warn\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-72509053.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Homelessness among vets could spike as pandemic protections vanish, advocates warn<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Estimates of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the veterans homeless population won&#039;t be available until later this fall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs communities turn the corner on infection rates and vaccinations increase, many are starting to lift emergency declarations, tighten access to unemployment benefits and wind down state-level eviction, foreclosure and utility shut-off moratoriums,\u201d said Kathryn Monet, chief executive officer for NCHV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis could result in an unprecedented wave of homelessness. And that\u2019s worrisome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, officials from the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that the average number of veterans without stable housing across the country rose slightly from 2019 to 2020, to about 37,250 individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those figures were calculated before pandemic restrictions went into effect across the country. The impact of those business stoppages and social distancing requirements won\u2019t be fully known until this fall, when the January 2021 homelessness estimates are released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonough, in pre-recorded remarks for the event, promised to work before then to ensure that veterans and family members facing potential financial distress are helped, starting with the department\u2019s campus in west Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After legal fights concerning the nearly 400-acre site which stretched over decades, Veterans Affairs officials announced plans to build 1,200 permanent supportive housing units there. But McDonough acknowledged that only 54 have been built so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to move faster,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are a lot of reasons for the delay, and we\u2019re going to solve them. We\u2019re going to drive progress on a successor master plan. I\u2019ll sign it before year\u2019s end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles County officials estimate that more than 3,900 veterans experiencing homeless live in the region, representing about one-tenth of the country\u2019s entire population of veterans experiencing homelessness. Advocates have noted that fixing the problem there will not only bring down the national numbers but also serve as an important model for the rest of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonough noted that VA staffers have distributed about 31,000 smartphones to veterans facing financial distress over the last year, to help keep them connected to medical staff and support services amid the pandemic. Another 30,000 are expected to be handed out in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/03\/18\/the-number-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-rose-slightly-even-before-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HomelessVets2020.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The number of veterans experiencing homelessness rose slightly even before the coronavirus pandemic<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Of every 10,000 veterans in America as of January 2020, roughly 21 were living on the streets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secretary also said that staff are working to expand the number of landlords who will take federal housing vouchers for homeless veterans, as well as expand the department\u2019s budget to increase the number of staff focused on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NCHV conference participants will spend this week discussing those topics and best practices in their communities to deal with the issue, with a particular focus this time on post-pandemic complications. 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