Perspectives

Government perspective:

The United States government not only wants to end homelessness amongst youth and family, chronic homelessness, but also homeless veterans. They are working harder than ever on ending veteran homelessness. Government agencies are providing housing units for homeless veterans so they can get the care they need. A lot of veterans have PTSD and need a safe place to stay and help control their PTSD.


The Veterans Affairs Department has a career center and programs to help these veterans find a job. If veterans are having trouble with their mortgage they can refinance with a VA home loan. When it comes to signing up for benefits, veterans can go to www.VA.org and they can start looking at different programs and benefits. 


Groups Perspectives:

There are plenty or organizations out there that are putting this issue out to the public. They create commercials and billboards to show how homeless veterans feel and how the people of the United States can help the effort. There are non profit organizations that take donations and immediately put that money to use through things such a soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. They buy clothes for the veterans and help them get jobs through their programs.


Individual Perspectives:

People donate to these charities and organizations to help fight the effort. A lot of people don't give money to homeless people on the street because they don't trust them. But by donating through a liable organization than you know your money is going to a good cause. There are people out there that have built and continue to build houses for veterans. Whether they are normal houses or tiny houses. They are playing a huge role in ending homelessness amongst veterans.


"Explaining how their military experience translates to skills in the civilian jobs market was a 'consistent theme' for veterans and a barrier to employment," says Lauren Augustine 


"Men and women in uniform face many challenges and daily sacrifices while serving our country- financial concerns shouldn't be one of them," says Susan Keating, president and CEO of the NFCC.

Solutions

There is not a singke solution to ending this problem. There will always be homelessness amongst veterans which is really sad to think about. The ones who risk the most to ensure that the rest of the country is safe gets the worst end of the stick. However, there are many ways people can help the effort. 

  1. Money- By donating money, you will be helping pay for food, clothing, and housing for homeless veterans.
  2. Advertising- Tell everyone you know about the issue and of liable organizations that they can donate to help.
  3. Time- This will take time. Homelessness doesn't end in a day. It takes time and patience.
  4. Companies proactively hiring veterans including Wal-Mart that has pledged to hire 100,000 veterans by 2018 and the VA hiring community employment coordinators.
  5.  Providing access to proper health care is critical. Veterans with PTSD and other major depressive disorders have a lower income and employment levels.
  6. Explaining to veterans how their military experience translates to skills in the civilian job market