After some thorough research regarding the lives of United States War Veterans, it has come to my attention that 40% (131,000) of America's homeless citizens are brave civilians who were at one point risking their lives for our country. As if these people aren't sacrificing enough by serving our country; they also now have to sacrifice their lives outside of war as well. Many veterans suffer from PTSD and may not be able to work for a living due to the traumatic experience of being in a deadly situation. The United States Government should be embarrassed by these statistics. Finally, something is being done about the homeless veterans in America...Better late than never, i suppose. The Department Of Veteran Affairs has began funding temporary housing for homeless veterans. The program consists of housing for two years, but it is limited to the first 8,000 people. Obviously this is not enough for all 131 thousand people, but at least something is being done. There is also long term care provided by the Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program. Another program that supplies jobs for homeless vets, called the Compensated Work Therapy/ Transitional Residence (CWT/TR) provide jobs in which vets work for about 33 hours a week and earn 732 dollars a month to help them get back on their feet. I think programs such as these are a great start at cutting down the amount of war veterans who are homeless in America. I gathered this information on the link that is listed below.
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/veterans.html
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