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Homeless Veteran care

If you are a Veteran who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, substance abuse, mental illness, or transition from incarceration, VA Western New York health care can help you. Contact a homeless services care coordinator to get help.

Connect with a care coordinator

Kristen Weese

Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Coordinator, VA Community Mental Health Point of Contact

VA Western New York health care

Phone: 716-862-8885

Email: kristen.weese@va.gov

Care we provide at VA Western New York health care

 Contact a VA Western New York homeless services care coordinator to get help with: 

  • Immediate food and shelter, including both transitional and permanent housing
  • Job training, life skills development, and education
  • Support with justice system navigation and community re-entry from incarceraton
  • Financial support to prevent homelessness
  • Treatment for substance abuse and mental illness
  • Health and dental care

  • Learn about VA's commitment to ending homelessness among Veterans nationwide and how to get involved.

  • VA Western New York is a center for excellence for Veteran-focused mental health care. We can connect you with the help you need.

  • Find out how to get support for substance use problems through VA.

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