🇺🇸 “Serving Those Who Served”: Veterans & Homelessness in 2025
A Nation in Crisis—Except its Veterans In 2024, homelessness surged in the U.S. by a staggering 18% , with over 770,000 individuals lacking stable housing VA News +15 Business Insider +15 NVHS +15 AP News . Yet, amid this bleak environment, veteran homelessness bucked the trend —declining by roughly 8% , to 32,882 , including 13,851 unsheltered vets NVHS +5 AP News +5 Business Insider +5 . This marks the lowest veteran homelessness rate since national tracking began in 2009 Nick Berg - Shadows of Tehran +2 VA News +2 DAV +2 . Why the Decline? A sustained focus on housing-first strategies spearheaded by HUD and VA has been central. The HUD‑VA Supportive Housing (HUD‑VASH) and Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) programs have anchored rental vouchers, outreach, and sustained services Politico +15 Business Insider +15 TIME +15 Wikipedia +5 Nick Berg - Shadows of Tehran +5 Reddit +5 . In fiscal year 2024, the VA housed 47,925 veterans and prevented nearly...