AURORA, Colo. — More than 700 Colorado veterans were placed in permanent housing in 2023, the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System announced Friday.
“Each Veteran among the 752 Veterans who now have secure housing represents someone who fought to defend our country and fell out of stable housing,” said Michael Moore, VA ECHCS interim medical center director, in a statement. “Homelessness is a complex issue, and we are grateful for our dedicated VA ECHCS Homeless Program staff and community partners who continue to tackle this important concern.
“No Veteran should ever experience the tragedy and indignity of homelessness. More than 46,000 formerly homeless Veterans are going to sleep tonight in good, safe, stable homes — and there’s nothing more important than that,” said VA Secretary Denis McDonough in a statement. “While this is an important step forward, we’re not stopping here — we’re going to keep pushing until every Veteran has a safe, stable place to call home in this country they fought to defend.