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Charity founder in homeless vets hoax charged with fraud, stolen valor
A New York charity official who falsely claimed that homeless vets were being evicted in favor of immigrants was charged with fraud and stolen valor.
Child sex abuse brings life sentence for former DoD elementary teacher
The incidents happened between 2006 and 2010. Stefan Zappey was named teacher of the year for his district in 2007.
By Karen Jowers
Support services for homeless veterans set to expire
Aid programs for homeless vets will end unless Congress speeds through new legislation.
VA aims to help 38,000+ homeless veterans again this year
The department is repeating its goal from last year in 2023, with some additional benchmarks for outreach.
White House plan calls for small boost in VA program budget
A proposed 2.2% increase in discretionary spending would be the lowest boost since 2016.
Biden to call for more support for homeless vets in State of the Union
Expanding services for veterans facing mental health and financial problems will also be key features of the upcoming presidential budget request.
New VA initiative helped house more than 40K vets last year
Department officials had set a goal of housing at least 38,000 veterans in need in 2022. They exceeded it.
Woman gets 3 years in bogus fundraiser for homeless Marine veteran
Authorities began investigating after homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt Jr. sued the couple, accusing them of not giving him the money.
VA to get $300B, its biggest budget ever, under federal spending deal
If approved, it will be the largest annual spending plan ever for the department.
VA secretary looks for progress on veterans suicide, homelessness soon
Veterans can't wait decades for the pressing problems to be resolved, he said in a recent interview with Military Times.
Drop in veteran homelessness proves we can end homelessness
New data shows that veteran homelessness in the U.S. has decreased by 11% since 2020, the last year for which we have complete data.
By Denis McDonough, Marcia L. Fudge and Jeff Olivet