Minnesota partners housed 545 homeless Veterans in 2023
PRESS RELEASE
January 30, 2024
Minneapolis , MN — As part of VA’s nationwide homelessness goals for 2023, the Minneapolis VA Health Care System along with our partners provided 545 Veterans in Minnesota secure permanent housing.
"This goal was achieved through the hard work and dedication of our Minneapolis VA homeless programs staff, MACV, the Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs and our other valued community partners," said Minneapolis VA Medical Center Director, Patrick Kelly. "The progress we’re seeing with Veteran homelessness in our catchment area shows that we have the right solutions to end homelessness for all Veterans we care for."
These placements, along with placements provided by other VA health care systems across America, led to housing 46,552 Veterans nationwide, meeting and exceeding its national goal by more than 22.5%.
Ending Veteran homelessness is a top priority of VA and President Biden, who has made supporting Veterans a key pillar of his Unity Agenda for the nation.
Minneapolis VA Health Care System also exceeded engaging with 238 unsheltered Veterans to connect them with the housing and resources they need and ensure 95.5% of Veterans housed have remained in housing. Additionally, 100% of the Veterans who returned to homelessness were rehoused or placed on a pathway to rehousing.