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VA Western New York places over 160 homeless veterans into homes

VA WNYHS said it has permanently housed 162 homeless veterans.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The VA Western New York announced that it has housed over 100 veterans who were homeless in WNY. 

The initiative is part of the VA’s nationwide homelessness goals for 2023, and VA WNYHS said it has permanently housed 162 homeless veterans.

According to the news release, overall the VA health care systems across America have housed 46,552 veterans nationwide.

“This goal was achieved through the hard work and dedication of our VA WNYHS homeless programs staff, our grantees and contractors, and our valued community partners. Through their hard work and the multiple programs for Veteran homelessness, VA WNYHS supported 672 Veterans in calendar year 2023,” said VA WNYHS Medical Center Director, Michael J. Swartz. “The progress we’re seeing with Veteran Homelessness in Buffalo and other communities we serve throughout western New York shows that we have the right solutions to end homelessness for all Veterans we care for.”

VA WNYHS said it has surpassed its goal by ensuring 96.3% of veterans who were housed in 2023 have successfully maintained their housing. 

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