As Obama era closes, goal to end veteran homelessness unmet
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January 6, 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Pledges by President Barack Obama and a national nonprofit organization to end homelessness among veterans did not meet their goal. But advocates see improvement, and the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that "we should be there" within a couple of years.
Homelessness among veterans has been effectively ended in Virginia, Connecticut and Delaware and in about 35 communities, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. But many veterans still sleep on the streets elsewhere.
Still, as Obama's term ends, advocates call the nat...
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