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VA's Calendar Year 2023 Homelessness Goals
On March 15, 2023, VA announced its 2023 goals for preventing and ending Veteran homelessness. Specifically, in 2023, VA would:
- Place at least 38,000 Veterans experiencing homelessness into permanent housing.
- Ensure that at least 95% of the Veterans housed in 2023 do not return to homelessness during the year. And of those who return to homelessness, VA will ensure that at least 90% are rehoused or on a path to rehousing by the end of 2023.
- Engage with at least 28,000 unsheltered Veterans to help them obtain housing and other wraparound services.
Listen to the Ending Veteran Homelessness podcast episode announcing the goals.
Final Progress Update
- 46,552 Veterans have been permanently housed, representing 122.5% of the goal. VA has met this goal and will continue to connect homeless Veterans to the permanent housing and supportive services they need.
- 95.9% of the Veterans housed so far have remained in housing. 1,919 Veterans have returned to homelessness, representing 4.1% of the Veterans housed.
- Of the Veterans who returned to homelessness, 1,850 Veterans have been rehoused or placed on a pathway to re-housing, representing 96.4% of Veterans who have returned to homelessness. VA is continuing to monitor progress towards this goal closely and is actively working to prevent returns to homelessness and reengage with the Veterans who have.
- 40,203 unsheltered Veterans have been engaged, representing 143.6% of the goal. VA has met this goal and will continue to engage with unsheltered Veterans to ensure they access the housing resources they need.
View these results broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, and age.
VA hosted a monthly Office Hours Call Series to support communities in achieving this goal. Recordings of these calls were posted here.
Call Recordings
- Kickoff Call Recording - VA's CY 2023 Homelessness Goals - March 30, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Call Recording - Technical Specifications - April 6, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Call Recording - Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Strategies for Achieving the Goals - May 4, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Call Recording - One Team: Coordinated System and Program Strategies for Achieving the CY 2023 Goals - June 1, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Call Recording - Strategies to Supplement Case Management Services to Keep Veterans in Housing - July 6, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Call Recording - Improving Data Quality on Preventing Returns to Homelessness and Setting Veterans Back on Pathways to Rehousing - August 3, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Recording - One Team Case Conferencing on Returns Guidance - September 7, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Recording - Using HOMES Assessments to Connect Veterans to Resources - October 5, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Recording - Integrating One Team Case Conferencing into Your Ongoing Operations - November 2, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Recording - Point-In-Time Count: Overview, Purpose & Significance - December 7, 2023. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Recording - Final Actions - January 4, 2024. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
- Office Hours Recording - Season Finale - February 1, 2024. View the PowerPoint presentation from this call.
If you have questions about this goal, or want to know how you can help, email HomelessVets@va.gov
