BREAKING NEWS: Today, January 26, 2023, VA announced that it has exceeded its goal to house 38,000 homeless Veterans in 2022. To help us understand what this means for Veterans experiencing homelessness and housing instability, we are joined by Jill Albanese, Director of Clinical Operations and Senior Advisor with the VHA Homeless Programs Office. Ms. Albanese walks us through how many homeless Veterans were housed, how VA did it, and what’s next for our work to end Veteran homelessness.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.
If you are a landlord or housing provider with housing units, and are interested in renting to Veterans, visit https://www.va.gov/homeless/landlords.asp to learn how to help.
If you are a business owner, hire Veterans. Visit https://www.va.gov/homeless/cec-contacts.asp to connect with your local VA Community Employment Coordinator.

Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_SpecialEP_38K.pdf
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Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.
Find your nearest VA:https://www.va.gov/find-locations
Learn more about VA resources to help homeless Veterans:https://www.va.gov/homeless
Read the September 2022 status update for the 38,000 Permanent Housing Placement Goal:https://news.va.gov/109012/va-pace-house-38000-homeless-veterans-2022/
Read VA’s press release announcing the 11% decline in Veteran homelessness:https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5836
Learn more about Housing First:https://www.va.gov/homeless/nchav/models/housing-first.asp