We all know that there are a lot of homeless Veterans roaming the streets looking for help. Most people’s impression of a homeless Vet is that they are alcoholics and druggies. With all my interaction with homeless Veterans, I have found that to be false. The majority of Vets that are homeless is due to…
In the last 6 weeks our nation has gone through Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the largest mass shooting in US history. The devastation that our nation has endured in the last 42 days has truly been catastrophic, to say the least. Yet, even in the midst of total chaos, the American people, without…
About one-third of homeless veterans were stationed in a war zone at some time. Two-thirds of homeless vets served their country for at least three years. Poverty, lack of support from groups or networks, and substandard housing put about 1.4 million veterans at risk for homelessness. Over 40,000 homeless Veterans are still living on the…
Jack has been homeless for 3 years.These disposable humans once served our country in the military, known as Veterans. After serving our country, many do not qualify for VA benefits and the ones that do qualify only receive medical care from the VA Medical Centers that are 20 year old procedures. As our world continues…
Obama’s plan to end Veterans homelessness by 2015 failed miserably! David is a disabled homeless Veteran that has been homeless for 10 months in NY. All the shelters are full and with the snow falling he doesn’t know if he will live through the night. Every snowflake that touches his face brings him to a…
WARNING!!! THIS ARTICLE IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC…DO NOT LOOK OR READ IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH OR DON’T WANT TO SEE DEATH OR BODILY INJURY OF A HUMAN BEING!!! YOU HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY WARNED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you even imagine…after going to war, getting injured, coming home and ending up homeless like this! He feels ashamed that he must…
Proof! Our Government Wastes Our Money and doesn’t care about people! $384,949.00 to study Duck Genitalia? Yale University awarded $384,949.00 for research which involves examining and measuring the reproductive organs of male ducks. $384,949 that should have been spent on our Homeless Veterans! “Sexual Conflict, Social Behavior and the Evolution of Waterfowl Genitalia. $402,491.00 to study the sexuality of NakedMole-Rats? University…
Imagine life without your arms or legs. The difficulty of performing your simple every day routine. Then you run out of money, can’t pay you rent, and end up on the street. You swallow your pride and beg for help. But help never comes. By the end of the day, you are hungry and thirsty….
My name is Cheryl Jones, Founder/CEO of the American Homeless Families Foundation, a registered nonprofit organization in the State of Texas. Saving Our Veterans in Texas and Florida. These 2 states are on the top 5 list of states with the highest homeless veterans population. Not only do we supply housing and food, we…
Not so long ago, our country was devastated by the 9/11 attacks. Our reaction was the beginning of our War On Terror. A war we continue to fight today. 2.7 million soldiers have been deployed since 2001. After the soldiers return home, about 500,000 Veterans experience homelessness every year. The 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment…