According to “Fact Sheet: Veteran Homelessness”, “Homeless veterans tend to be male (91 percent), single (98 percent), live in a city (76 percent), and have a mental and/or physical disability (54 percent)”. Veterans are also more likely to become homeless than civilians because of disabilities or troubles adjusting back to regular life. Also, despite government and public funded drop-in centers for veterans, the statistics showing the number of homeless veterans is substantially different than the number of drop ins each center gets. In Houston, for example, there are about 3,600 homeless veterans, however, there are only 150-250 walk-ins each month at one center (“Overview of Homelessness in the Veteran Population”). Even with the most walk-ins a month, there are still at least 600 homeless veterans a year who are not getting the help they need in Houston. Essentially, an disheartening amount of veterans on the streets are niether getting the help they need, nor an adequate place to sleep at
According to “Fact Sheet: Veteran Homelessness”, “Homeless veterans tend to be male (91 percent), single (98 percent), live in a city (76 percent), and have a mental and/or physical disability (54 percent)”. Veterans are also more likely to become homeless than civilians because of disabilities or troubles adjusting back to regular life. Also, despite government and public funded drop-in centers for veterans, the statistics showing the number of homeless veterans is substantially different than the number of drop ins each center gets. In Houston, for example, there are about 3,600 homeless veterans, however, there are only 150-250 walk-ins each month at one center (“Overview of Homelessness in the Veteran Population”). Even with the most walk-ins a month, there are still at least 600 homeless veterans a year who are not getting the help they need in Houston. Essentially, an disheartening amount of veterans on the streets are niether getting the help they need, nor an adequate place to sleep at