The National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans

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"….to promote recovery-oriented care for Veterans who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness."

Welcome to the Web site for the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans.

Mission Statement

The mission of the National Center is to meet the VA's Five Year Plan to End Homelessness, which stems out of Opening Doors - Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. 

The Center works to promote recovery-oriented care for Veterans who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness.  The Center operates within an integrated organizational model, comprised of the following cores:

• Policy Analysis
• Model Development & Implementation
• Education & Dissemination
• Research & Methodology

The Center's Program Cores work in conjunction with each other to meet the following goals:

• To promote the development of policy and practice;
• Support implementation of relevant research findings into clinical practice;
• Provide education / training for VA and community partners and disseminate evidence-based and emerging best practices; and
• Develop new empirical knowledge.

The links below provide additional information about the Center's program cores, key collaborators, information on the Center's data systems, and additional information and resources about Veteran homelessness. If you have questions about the Center or comments about this web site, please contact: Vince Kane, MSW (vincent.kane@va.gov), Director, or Roger Casey, PhD, LCSW (roger.casey@va.gov), Tampa Site Director and Director of Education, National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. 

The Center's Program Cores 

The Center's Key Collaborators

HMIS Resources and Data Standards

Research and Additional Resources on Homelessness