The American Legion places special priority on the issue of veteran homelessness.
The American Legion has stepped up its support for homeless veterans, coordinating a Homeless Veterans Task Force among its departments to augment homeless service providers and fill in the gaps where no assistance programs are available.
All departments have a Homeless Veterans Task Force chairperson and an Employment chairperson who are capable of providing assistance to any homeless or financially destitute veteran who contacts them.
The two chairpersons also can coordinate activities with posts in their departments to aid homeless veterans and their families and prevent future homelessness among veterans.
The American Legion applauds Congress for their substantial funding for veterans’ homeless programs, as well as the VA, HUD and DOL for their implementation of programs that have saved the lives of thousands of veterans.
With veterans making up nearly 10 percent of the nation’s total adult homeless population, The American Legion is committed to seeing VA’s goal of ending veteran homelessness come to fruition.
The American Legion's goal is to ensure that every community across the United States has programs and services in place to get housing for homeless veterans, while also connecting at-risk veterans with local services and resources they need.
The Legion will continue to place special priority on the issue of veteran homelessness and calls on Congress, and the VA, to do the same.
