Over the Past 4 Years, Female Veterans’ Homelessness Rate Doubles
Written by Call of Duty Endowment on January 25, 2012 – 4:17 pm -Although many veterans are struggling with unemployment and homelessness as they come home from overseas, it seems that female veterans, many between the ages of 40-59 years old and with children, are seeing the toughest times.
The Huffington Post explains that in the past four years, the number of female homeless veterans doubled from 1,380 to 3,328. On top of this increase, the Department of Veteran Affairs reportedly isn’t prepared to handle this situation.
“That’s an especially large problem, seeing as 60 percent of the VA’s Grant and Per Diem Programs that serve homeless women — an effort that gives community agencies funding to provide veterans with services — don’t house children.”
Often times when reporting on veteran unemployment or homelessness, distinct veteran subsets are all lumped in together. However, it is important that we recognize the different difficulties and needs of each individual person.
American Women Veterans is an organization that provides employment, housing, education and child care resources. Check out their website for more information (http://americanwomenveterans.org/home/).
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