NCHV CEO Kathryn Monet Testifies Before Congress on Veteran Homelessness

2025-03-07T18:36:32+00:00

NCHV CEO Kathryn Monet Testifies Before Congress on Veteran Homelessness On March 4, 2025, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) CEO Kathryn Monet testified before the United States Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Veterans’ Affairs. Her presentation highlighted the progress made in reducing veteran homelessness, the challenges that remain, and the legislative and funding priorities necessary to continue this vital work. Progress in Addressing Veteran Homelessness During her testimony, Kathryn Monet emphasized the historic progress made in reducing veteran homelessness, with numbers dropping to their lowest recorded levels—32,882 veterans experiencing homelessness on a given night, including 12,724 unsheltered [...]

NCHV CEO Kathryn Monet Testifies Before Congress on Veteran Homelessness2025-03-07T18:36:32+00:00

2024 Point In Time Count

2025-01-03T19:25:45+00:00

Progress and Promise: A 7.5% Reduction in Veteran Homelessness and the Path Forward for All The latest data from the 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, conducted back in January, offers encouraging news on our shared mission to end veteran homelessness. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), along with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, announced a 7.5% reduction in veteran homelessness since 2023. The data reveals that 32,882 veterans were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2024. This represents a historic low and underscores the progress we’re making [...]

2024 Point In Time Count2025-01-03T19:25:45+00:00

USICH Unveils New Strategic Plan

2022-12-22T16:18:09+00:00

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) is thankful for the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness' (USICH) recent release of the USICH Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, and for the work of the administration on ending veteran homelessness. We are encouraged by the inclusion of most of NCHV's top priorities for preventing and ending veteran homelessness. This strategic plan is key in coordinating not only the homelessness efforts of over twenty Federal agencies but also guides the efforts of state and local communities work to enable them to proactively fill in any gaps [...]

USICH Unveils New Strategic Plan2022-12-22T16:18:09+00:00

2022 PIT Count Shows Largest Drop in veteran homelessness in 5 years

2022-11-03T19:31:00+00:00

2022 PIT Count Shows Largest Drop in veteran homelessness in 5 years Nov. 2. 2022 Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced preliminary results for veterans of the 2022 Point-in-Time Count (PIT). Results of the report showed an 11% decrease in veteran homelessness since 2020. (The 2022 PIT Count is the first full PIT Count since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began. In 2021, many communities did not conduct unsheltered counts in order to stop/slow the spread of COVID-19, resulting in an incomplete [...]

2022 PIT Count Shows Largest Drop in veteran homelessness in 5 years2022-11-03T19:31:00+00:00

VA opens health care eligibility for Vietnam, Gulf War, post-9/11 Veterans under PACT Act

2022-11-04T15:12:12+00:00

On Oct. 1, The Department of Veterans Affairs will expand and extend eligibility for VA health care for certain Veterans of the Vietnam War, Gulf Wars and post-9/11 era under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act. This expansion increases health care eligibility for generations of toxic-exposed Veterans. Beginning on Oct. 1, Post-9/11 Veterans who did not previously enroll in VA health care will have a 1-year window to enroll if they: Served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War, or Served in combat against [...]

VA opens health care eligibility for Vietnam, Gulf War, post-9/11 Veterans under PACT Act2022-11-04T15:12:12+00:00

NCHV Statement on Dobbs Decision

2022-06-24T21:11:36+00:00

NCHV Statement on Dobbs Decision Today, the United States Supreme Court overturned the ruling in Roe v Wade that previously legalized abortions in the United States. This decision removes federal protections for abortion access and the lowest income people in this country are most likely to bear the burden. At NCHV, we are concerned about this decision and the impact it will have on veterans, including those at risk of/experiencing homelessness for several reasons. Currently, women veterans are not able to receive copay-free contraceptives from the VA, a barrier to unintended pregnancies. A report from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center [...]

NCHV Statement on Dobbs Decision2022-06-24T21:11:36+00:00

NCHV Testifies at House Veterans’ Affairs Committee

2022-03-16T19:57:25+00:00

On March 16th, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs conducted a hearing to consider proposals and draft bills including a few directly impacting Veteran Homelessness. Click HERE to read NCHV's testimony, and HERE to watch the Hearing.

NCHV Testifies at House Veterans’ Affairs Committee2022-03-16T19:57:25+00:00

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The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans does not provide direct services such as housing and case management. If you are a veteran that is experiencing homelessness or at risk of, please contact our toll free number or learn about other resources on our Veterans Help Page.

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