1. VISN 1 Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Kevin M. Casey LICSW
Network Homeless Coordinator

2. Veteran Population US Veteran Population = 23,067,000
US Women Veteran Population = 1,824,000 (8%)
VISN 1 Veteran Population = 1,044,240
VISN 1 Women Veteran Population = 69,542 (7%)
Total Female
Connecticut , ,297
Maine , ,230
Massachusetts , ,473
New Hampshire , ,793
Rhode Island , ,053
Vermont , ,696

3. Point-in-time Counts by State
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013 CT
462
483
443
332
341 MA
1890
1597
1268
1181
1327 ME
123
108
127
116
164 NH
167
173
126
125 RI
120 91 96 97 VT 61
117 81
109
128
VISN
2823
2569
2168
1961
2182

4. Homeless Programs HCHV Homeless Outreach National Call Center
Grant & Per-diem
Grant & Per-diem Special Needs
HUD-VASH
HCHV Shelter beds
HCHV Contract Beds (SMI / SUD)
Safe Haven

5. Homeless Programs Homeless PACT Veterans Justice Outreach
Healthcare for Reentry Veterans
Transitional Housing
HVSEP
Housing First
Stand Downs
SSVF
Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans

6. HUD-VASH Vouchers by State
2008
2009
2010
2011
PBV
2012
2013
Total CT 70
105
140 75 15
165 55
625 MA
245
315
275
225 32
320
160
1572 ME 35 25 0  20
145 NH 30
185 RI 50
295 VT
VISN
440
595
575
360 97
590
305
2962

7. 6 Pillars of the VA’s 5 Year Plan to End Homelessness Among Veterans
Outreach & Education
Prevention
Treatment
Housing & Support Services
Income / Employment / Benefits
Community Partnerships

8. 5 Common Themes in Successful Efforts to End Veteran Homelessness
Communication & Integration of Services
(Relationships, Problem Solving, Collaboration)
Commitment to Housing First Principles
Targeting - Match available programs to needs of each Veteran
(Centralized Intake & Assessment / Referral)
Use of Data
(Client-specific data as well as available resources)
Use of Mainstream Services
(Social Security, Medicaid, ...)

9. VA Maine Homeless Programs Staff
Carol Kulesza - Homeless Coordinator
Susie Whittington - G & PD
Wendy Thomas-Blais - HUD-VASH
Judith Santos - Contract Beds
Anne Archibald - Veterans Justice Outreach
Greg Skillman - HUD-VASH
Karen Martin - HUD-VASH
Julie Joy - HUD-VASH