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About 1.5 million veterans are at risk of homelessness.

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VCP offers a range of high-quality services designed to help veterans face daily challenges. Their approach is simple: provide veterans with their own homes and the necessary support services to help them thrive. The VCP villages provide veterans with security and opportunities for growth when they feel ready. Dedicated case managers work closely with each resident to promote meaningful and sustainable progress in various areas, including health and wellness, education, employment, financial literacy, and building a personal support network.

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85% of Veterans who have joined VCP's community have successfully leaped into having a sustained home.

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Veterans Community Project: Ending Veteran Homelessness

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Kevin and I are organizing a sock collection drive that will take place at our school from April 2nd to April 4th . We will set up collection bins for this purpose. We will continue collecting socks during the weekend masses on April 5th and 6th. Designated collection areas will be available in the church for these donations. We will collect the socks on Monday and arrange a date to deliver them.

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Veterans Community Project has many ways you can donate. You can donate a one time donation, a monthly donation, give cryptocurrency, or buy a brick. The brick is placed at the VCP Tribute Garden to honor a past veteran.

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Veterans are 50% more likely to become homeless than other Americans due to poverty

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The main reason veterans are home is PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) and Mental Health Issues. 7 out of 100 Veterans will suffer from PTSD throughout their lives.

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California, New Mexico, Oregon, and Georgia have the highest amount of homeless veterans in the United States.

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Veterans have a higher likelihood than non-veterans of becoming displaced from their homes. They make up about 7% of all homeless adults in the U.S.

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In January 2024 there was 32,882 homeless Veterans

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The United States spend about 3.2 billion dollars on homeless veterans.

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About 90% of homeless Veterans are men.

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A substantial number of homeless veterans struggle with substance abuse problems, with 70% having such issues.

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The number of homeless veterans has increased, rising more than 7% from 2022 to 2023.

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Most homeless veterans suffer homelessness because they have difficulties transitioning from military life to civilization life.

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Homeless veterans tend to experience homelessness for longer periods than non-veteran individuals, with an average of nearly six years compared to four years.

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13% of all homelessness is veterans homelessness.

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Hi! My name is Kevin and I'm a 6th grader @ St. Elizabeth. For my service project, I chose to help the Veterans Community Project because I learned about the brave things that veterans do to protect our country. Hearing about the difficult battles they fought and the sacrifices they made opened my eyes and made me want to help them. My partner and I decided to do something special, so we organized a sock drive during the first week of April. We collected about ninety dollars' worth of new socks! A few weeks later, we got to visit a Veterans Community Project center, where we helped out with their needs. When we got there, we started by sorting all the food donations and checking the expiration dates to make sure everything was safe. Then, we put them on the shelves for veterans to use. We also organized toiletries in a special area. These items are for veterans to “shop” for once a month, which is pretty cool! Even though we were there for just a little while, I enjoyed it and learned a lot. One surprising fact I found out is that 50% of veterans might not have a safe place to live. I also learned that some states, like California and New Mexico, have a lot of homeless veterans. My time there taught me that if I want to accomplish something, I just need to do my best! If you want to learn more, you can visit my webpage. Thank you!

https://sites.google.com/stekcschool.org/kpreeta27/home

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Approximately 47% of veterans who served in the Vietnam War our now homeless.

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Upon arriving at the VCP center, our first task was to gather food donations and label their expiration dates. After that, we organized the items on the available shelves throughout the center. Next, we sorted the toiletry donations and placed them in a designated area.