United States Interagency Council On Homelessness: A Case Study
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Futhermore, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness speaks on their webpage titled Veterans that a federal strategy, Opening Doors, was launched with a goal 2010 to prevent and end homelessness by 2015. Since 2010 homelessness among veterans decreased by 33 percent and unsheltered homelessness among veterans decreased by 40 percent. Lots of veterans who lived on the streets, in their cars, in abandoned buildings and in other places not meant for human occupancy are now living in a safe place. Opening Doors emphasizes on building unprecedented national collaboration around a Veteran-centered approach by using data to drive results, leveraging mainstream systems, targeting resources to the Veterans in greatest need, investing new