{"id":58048,"date":"2021-10-21T19:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:51:22","slug":"va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/","title":{"rendered":"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to reverse a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/03\/18\/the-number-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-rose-slightly-even-before-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\">worrisome increase in veterans experiencing homelessness<\/a>, Veterans Affairs officials are vowing to find stable housing for more than 500 veterans living in the Los Angeles area by the end of the year, starting with those stuck on the infamous \u201cVeterans Row\u201d on the city\u2019s west side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou run across these phrases in the English language that shouldn\u2019t really exist, and one of those is \u2018veterans homelessness,\u2019\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/10\/20\/va-begins-punitive-actions-against-unvaccinated-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">VA Secretary Denis McDonough<\/a> said at a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. \u201cIt\u2019s outrageous. And while I\u2019m here I\u2019m going to do everything I possibly can to get them help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonough\u2019s vow comes a week after he visited California to survey VA sites in Los Angeles and meet with homeless veterans living in the area.<\/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\">\u201cVeterans Row\u201d sits just outside the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, with several dozen veterans camped in tents and makeshift shelters. The location has long been a source of concern and frustration for advocates looking for ways to provide help to distressed veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonough said he spoke to several individuals living there during his visit, including one man who was able to get a hotel room and support services after a short conversation with department staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secretary said he hopes to get all of the individuals there more stable housing by the end of the month. County officials have said they intend to clean out the site by Nov. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, officials from the Department of Housing and Urban Development released their estimates of homelessness in America in 2019, showing that on an average night more than 37,000 veterans are without permanent, safe shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That number was up from 2018 and did not include expected increases resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, which began in March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Los Angeles alone, researchers estimated there were nearly 3,700 veterans facing homelessness. While numerous major cities and states have seen sharp decreases in homelessness in recent years, the problem in Los Angeles has remained steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver a third of the homeless veterans across the nation reside within California, with Los Angeles at the epicenter of the challenge,\u201d said Kathryn Monet, CEO of the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVA must continue to move quickly to adapt underutilized space on [department] campuses to better serve homeless and other vulnerable populations of veterans, with the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System as a model.\u201d<\/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\/2021\/10\/20\/va-begins-punitive-actions-against-unvaccinated-staff\/\" 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\/50935602796_8450d0a5ba_o.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\">VA begins punitive actions against unvaccinated staff<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Employees who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine will face counseling first, then escalating punishments until they are fired.<\/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\">In a statement, members of Congress from California praised the VA announcement. House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif. \u2014 whose request prompted last week\u2019s trip to Los Angeles \u2014 said the move is desperately needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m grateful that the Secretary took the conversations [with homeless vets in the area] to heart and is following up with VA action when these veterans need it most,\u201d he said. \u201cI know that together we can continue to tackle the biggest problems facing veterans in the Los Angeles area, including the monumental effort to end veteran homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials are still working on a plan to build hundreds of apartments for homeless veterans on the sprawling West LA VA campus. Planning for that effort has lingered for several years, and is not expected to be completed until early 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city is home to about one in every ten homeless veterans in America today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":80563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,89,12,26,62,19],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3222],"class_list":["post-58048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-pentagon-congress","category-veterans"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"JCENOYV7ZNBCZNIA3Z37ECROMI","arc_canonical_url":"\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The city is home to about one in every ten homeless veterans in America today.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The city is home to about one in every ten homeless veterans in America today.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-21T19:00:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T09:51:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Leo Shane III\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Leo Shane III\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-10-21T19:00:50+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T09:51:22+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 551,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Home\",\n\t                \"Middle Column\",\n\t                \"News\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Pentagon &amp; Congress\",\n\t                \"Veterans\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end - Navy Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-10-21T19:00:50+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T09:51:22+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"The city is home to about one in every ten homeless veterans in America today.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/21\\\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Veterans\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"veterans\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end - Navy Times","description":"The city is home to about one in every ten homeless veterans in America today.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end","og_description":"The city is home to about one in every ten homeless veterans in America today.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2021-10-21T19:00:50+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T09:51:22+00:00","author":"Leo Shane III","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Leo Shane III","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end","datePublished":"2021-10-21T19:00:50+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T09:51:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/"},"wordCount":551,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Home","Middle Column","News","Newsletters","Pentagon &amp; Congress","Veterans"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/","name":"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2021-10-21T19:00:50+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T09:51:22+00:00","description":"The city is home to about one in every ten homeless veterans in America today.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/21\/va-vows-to-help-hundreds-of-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-in-la-by-years-end\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Veterans","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/","ad_zone":"veterans"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"VA vows to help hundreds of veterans experiencing homelessness in LA by year\u2019s end"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17339773653505.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58060,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58048\/revisions\/58060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58048"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=58048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}