The number of veterans experiencing homelessness nationwide has decreased 11% since 2020, and a similar improvement has been observed in Nebraska. The Department of Veterans Affairs said there s been a 55% decrease in the number of homeless veterans since 2010, and the VA is within reach of meeting its goal of rehousing 38,000 veterans this year. Kerry Miller Loos, mental health specialty programs director for the Nebraska-Western Iowa VA Health Care System, said hundreds of millions of dollars of American Rescue Plan funds were directed to the need, which helped tremendously, including preventing people from becoming homeless. .
As the cold weather settles in and some families make plans for the holidays, others are recognizing Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week this week. Hibah Hammad is the University of Oregon chapter chair for the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, or OSPIRG. She noted that Eugene has one of the highest homelessness rates in the country. .
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The Biden administration banned housing discrimination based on a person s sexual orientation and gender identity, but the gain in protections for the LGBTQ community could be tenuous. President Joe Biden signed an executive order last year, directing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to prohibit discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. .
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