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Homeless Vets No Veteran Should Be Without a Place to Call Home - Redleg - 02-28-2022 Veterans and their families who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance. This number may also be used by them to access VA services. If they have access to a computer they can explore www.va.gov/homeless to learn about VA programs for Veterans who are homeless and share that information with others. If you see or know a person you believe to be a vet at imminent risk of homelessness you can make the call yourself. You will be asked for information about that individual such as their location and a physical description. As noted in the VA video https://youtu.be/8Ngor_HOn5A?list=RDCMUC...XHtstp2vw a trained VA representative team member will then be dispatched to locate the individual, verify they are a veteran, and discuss with them ways the VA can help them obtain stable housing and other ways VA can help them obtain services they may need. If Veterans do not have access to a phone or the internet, only then are they to visit their closest VA medical center without calling in advance. VA also urges Veterans who are not homeless or at risk of homelessness to contact their VA medical center before visiting for any reason. These steps are necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Each VA facility has created separate areas or zones to isolate Veterans with possible or confirmed COVID-19 from uninfected patients who need other routine and emergent care. VA is also identifying appropriate quarantine options for Veterans who are homeless to receive treatment if they are symptomatic or screen positive for COVID-19 but are not ill enough for hospital-level care. No Veteran Should Be Without a Place to Call Home. VA is committed to ending homelessness among Veterans. Their focus is threefold: Conducting coordinated outreach to proactively seek out Veterans in need of assistance. Connecting homeless and at-risk Veterans with housing solutions, health care, community employment services and other required supports. Collaborating with federal, state and local agencies; employers; housing providers, faith-based and community nonprofits; and others to expand employment and affordable housing options for Veterans exiting homelessness. [Source: https://www.va.gov/homeless | March 4, 2021 ++] |