In celebration of Veterans Day, NEF's Debbie Burkart, Managing Director Supportive Housing, was featured on Women's Affordable Housing Network (WAHN)'s podcast, which is now live!
Listen to the special Veterans Day episode of WAHNcast titled "Beyond 'Thank You for Your Service': No Veteran Should Face the Cliff Alone.
Overall, we have seen a decline of roughly 60% in the estimated number of Veterans experiencing homelessness since 2010 (HUD). One of NEF's partners, Community Solutions, Inc. also reported an estimated decrease of 8.2% over the last year, which puts Veteran homelessness below 30,000 for the first time since 2009 when the Point-in-Time count started to include Veterans.
While this is a major milestone for the industry and for our Veterans — an accomplishment that can be traced back from the Housing First initiative and attributed to the power of supportive housing — it reminds us to remain steadfast in our commitment to increasing access to affordable housing to empower every individual and family to reach their full potential.
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