National Center on Veteran Homelessness

"….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.

UPDATE!

The HUD-VASH Resource Guide for Permanent Housing and Clinical Care (and the supplemental Resource Guide Quick Tips) was designed to provide case managers, and others who work with homeless Veterans in the HUD-VASH program, with a comprehensive set of resources to assist in addressing the multifaceted needs of homeless Veterans. The Resource Guide is a product of the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans and was developed by a dynamic team of researchers, policy analysts, public health experts, psychologists, physicians and social workers located throughout the country. Learn more about the HUD-VASH program.

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 (PDF).

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.