VA change may leave some vets cold

Some homeless veterans could soon be turned away from a program that provides them with temporary shelter. The Department of Veterans Affairs expects to decide this month whether to start denying temporary housing to veterans who received a less-than-honorable discharge or served fewer than two continuous years in the military. Nearly 15 percent of veterans now living in units for the Spokane VA transitional housing program would not meet those criteria, said Lily Haken, coordinator of the Health Care for Homeless Veterans program. Of the 164 veterans provided housing by the Spokane program in the latest fiscal year, about 25 would have been ineligible under the new policy. This policy change would have a “devastating impact,” Haken said/ Kevin Graeler , SR. More here.

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