I didn't even know!

I didn't even know that our own governor of Va and mayor of Richmond had pledged to end veteran homelessness in 2015.

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/comm_planning/veteran_information/mayors_challenge/mayors_and_staff

It is possible! See the story from New Orleans below.

http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/0109/In-a-US-first-New-Orleans-finds-homes-for-all-its-homeless-veterans

This a great start to ending homelessness. Let's hope the same resources and knowledge will be applied to ALL some day.

I found out the other week that if you have anything other than an "honorable discharge" you will not qualify to receive help through the Veterans Administration.

A friend I met had a "less than honorable discharge" and did not qualify. It was not "dishonorable" but "less than".

We still have a ways to go, but if we apply some of the same practices as we are with the veterans we will move in the right direction.