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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 07:28 PM
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Veterans make up 1 in 4 homeless in US
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_re_us/homeless_veterans

WASHINGTON - Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday.


And homelessness is not just a problem among middle-age and elderly veterans. Younger veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are trickling into shelters and soup kitchens seeking services, treatment or help with finding a job.

The Veterans Affairs Department has identified 1,500 homeless veterans from the current wars and says 400 of them have participated in its programs specifically targeting homelessness.
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