Dr. Metraux discusses rising disability and homelessness rates among post-9/11 veterans, stressing the need for more data to develop solutions.| Invisible People
Veteran homelessness has reached a historic low thanks to federal initiatives, but challenges prevent the crisis from being fully resolved.| Invisible People
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar joined state and local leaders at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for new affordable housing for homeless U.S. Military veterans in Robbinsdale, Minnesota on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Mshale Staff Photo by Tom GitaaU.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and local officials on Thursday celebrated the successful completion of a $2 million project to convert […] The post Officials cut the ribbon on veteran housing in Robbinsdale appeared first on Mshale.| Mshale
California wildfires forced hundreds of homeless veterans into multiple chaotic relocations, highlighting the dangers of extreme weather for unhoused individuals.| Invisible People
On July 31, 2024, the organization Veterans Stand Together hosted an Appreciation Dinner to recognize and honor the contributions of people who work tirelessly in the veteran social services space, serving the veteran community. The NVF proudly announces that our own Gerald Hillard, Jr. was one of the Awardees honored that evening. NVF Director of… The post NVF’s Gerald Hillard Honored for Service to Veterans appeared first on National Veterans Foundation.| National Veterans Foundation
On August 5th, 2024, NVF Founder Shad Meshad took the stand in an LA courtroom to testify in a suit against the VA for failing Veterans in Los Angeles County. Shad, whose personal history includes an early stint with the VA, was in his 39th year of fighting the issues this case was brought to… The post Breakthrough in the Fight to End Veteran Homelessness appeared first on National Veterans Foundation.| National Veterans Foundation
I waited 53 years for my day in court, and it finally arrived on August 6, 2024. All that time the NVF has been advocating for veterans, and for many of those years, working with homeless Veterans on the streets, parking lots, canyons and dry riverbeds…any place unhoused Vets congregated. We did what no one…| National Veterans Foundation
Veteran disability claims hit a record-breaking backlog of over 417,000 in 2024, leaving countless veterans at risk of homelessness.| Invisible People
U.S. cities are reducing veteran homelessness by using “by-name” data, an approach that helps communities understand exactly who is homeless.| Invisible People