Case Study: High Heels And Combat Boots

It is through these programs like housing and Urban Development VA Supportive Housing and Homeless Veterans Community Employment Services that VA has helped cut Veteran homeless by nearly 50 percent since 2010. Veterans who are homeless or who have recently exited homelessness lack the basics many of us take for granted, like personal hygiene items, towels, small appliances, a bed, and more. To help fill these needs, community organizations and individuals can join the Adopt a VA program, where adopters are contacted by their local VA facility to donate services, support local events, or participate in other efforts to help vulnerable Veterans as needs arise. Communities across the country are already helping homeless Veterans in need through these partnerships with local VA facilities. An elementary school in Bolingbrook, Illinois hosted a move-in essentials drive in honor of Veterans Day; local volunteers in Battle Creek, Michigan gave their time to assist with delivering beds to a Veterans transitional housing project; and community members came together in San Francisco, California to purchase a bed for a Veteran who has been sleeping on the floor of his apartment for five years. In late 2009, the White House and VA announced an ambitious goal to end Veteran homelessness. The plan to address this urgent national priority was outlined in 2010’s Opening Doors, the first-ever federal strategic plan to end Veteran homelessness”(Health). “These moves galvanized federal, state and local actions to prevent Veterans from becoming homeless and help those who are homeless become stably housed as quickly as possible. Since then, as a result of VA’s close collaboration with local and national stakeholder organizations, success in ending homelessness among Veterans is

While the system is not perfect, and its failings have been widely discussed in the media, the VA does provide a significant healthcare benefit that should not be overlooked even if a veteran is discharged without needing immediate care. VA health benefits include all of the necessary impatient hospital care and outpatient services to promote, preserve, or restore your health. VA medical facilities provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology, and physical therapy (Wilson, 2016). Today, wounded veterans and active duty military receive prosthetic devices from the VA or TRICARE at no cost. In fact, new proposals have been discussed to help even veterans more. The Affordable Care Act builds upon the Obama Administration’s commitment for caring for veterans and active duty military ensuring they have the highest quality health care possible. This act expanded health care coverage to more than 30 million Americans and these newly insured individuals will use products made by the medical device industry. More than 33,000 veterans were housed since 2009 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Prosthetic Alliances, 2016). According to Veterans Prosthetic Alliances, a veteran lives in one in five households benefiting from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides heating

It was also found that the veterans in the HUD-VASH group, according to the survival analysis, had a lower risk of returning to homelessness over the course of the five-years, when compared to the other two groups (Rates and Risk Factors for Homelessness After Successful Housing in a Sample of Formerly Homeless Veterans). This shows that with the assistance of different organizations within the communities, homeless veterans have a bigger chance of reintegrating back into society.

SFC Brown-Horne currently serves in Afghanistan as the 1st Cavalry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC). SFC Brown-Horne joined the US Army in 2000 as an Automated Logistical Specialist. In 2012, she was selected to attend the Sexual Harassment & Assault Response Program (SHARP) course and she continues to serve as a victim advocate. She graduated with her Masters in Human Service Counseling: Crisis and Trauma from Liberty University in 2016. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in education. SFC Brown-Horne is an active member of her community in Killeen, Texas, as a coach for a recreational softball league. She is the president and head coach of her own softball organization

Ruck up is a nonprofit corporation that is recognized by the Secretary of the State as a Veteran’s Organization. The goals and pledges are to service “veterans of Good Service, peacetimes or war, active and reserve component; for the purposes of advocacy, consulting, mentoring, aiding in time of need and strengthening by association Veterans who are in crisis, disabled or homeless.” The focus of Ruck up has been to help those veterans in crisis or through problem solving issues of advocacy, peer counseling/ support and outreach. These needs are often unable to be met by the mainstream Veteran’s Administration due to distance to a main VA facility and demand far greater than supply

The nurse care managers assess the client through an initial health assessment which includes going over the client’s diagnoses, health history, medications, and determining a level of care. In addition, the nurse also reviews ADL/IADLs, health/medical information, and safety. The administrative staff perform clerical responsibilities and communicate with potential recipients of MSSP. The supervising care manager ensures that the client’s reports/assessments are completed on time in order to case conference.

One example of a successful permanent supportive housing is U.S. Vets program located in Washington D.C. The U.S. Vets Initiative has provided permanent housing to veterans since 2003 (United States Veterans Initiative, 2015). In February 2015, a newly-renovated facility opened which serves 85 veterans daily, and also provides employment assistance and housing support to veterans and their families (United States Veterans Initiative, 2015). Permanent supportive housing is available on-site and provides the support of a veteran community. They also provide access to case management services, job assistance and therapeutic and support groups (United States Veterans Initiative, 2015). Their specialized on-site housing services can include rental

The HVRP is one of several federal public programs administered by the VETS to assist homeless veterans; specifically, the HVRP assists veterans in their pursuit of a job to provide them with a steady and stable income. The program provides for those in need through grants given to local/state programs or non-profit charitable organizations. Moreover, the HVRP is

Even though there are positive impacts that “Opening Doors” has accomplished, women veteran homelessness has doubled from 2006 to 2016. If “Opening Doors” is helping the total number of homeless veterans, then why is women veteran homelessness increasing? The biggest factor that results in this is how the programs and services offered for veterans don't fit with the needs that women veterans need to be physically and financially

Starting in 2008, the Administration for Community Living (ACL), on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began a partnership with the Veteran’s Health Administration to serve Veterans of all ages at risk of nursing home placement through the Veterans Directed Home and Community Based Services (VD-HCBS) Program.

Military life after services is a non-profit organization that assist Military with shelter, food, clothes, and medical treatment. This weekend Veteran’s Life after Services will be hosting a Veteran’s fair geared towards raising funds for our Veteran’s. As CEO our goal is to raise $500,000 all proceeds go to the Veteran’s life service go fun. These funds will assist with housing, shelter, job placement, clothes and medical treatment. Our goal is to provide life for all Veteran’s after servicing the military. The agency’s staff will assist in treatment and counseling to work these Veteran’s back into community life.

This is a program that assists very low-income Veterans including the Veteran families. The program focuses on obtaining and maintaining stable and permanent housing. The CAC’s SSVF staff is committed to working closely with each family to provide tailored support based on the specific need(s) of our participant(s)

We look forward to future collaboration and implementation of RFHS Veteran's program and being useful in the reduction of homelessness to Veterans in our area. Partnered cooperation

The organization provides therapeutic residential treatment to veterans and others, who are subjected to drug addiction, are homeless or have been driven to poverty.

HFH Edmonton needs to be able to push boundaries and accommodate innovative ideas. It has a Restore platform, which accepts donations of material, mostly home materials from individuals and companies, and sells them at a low cost to the public. Although this is a good initiative, but it has not been exploited by the organization for more revenue. HFH Edmonton needs to embrace social marketing; more importance needs to be made on the Restore marketing, donations, in order to make the Restore more profitable. Although this may limit funding request because HFH Edmonton is having a successful revenue, therefore HFH needs to also emphasize that revenues from Restore cannot completely fund its program.