United States Interagency 
 Council on Homelessness          
November 09, 2018

On this Veterans Day, we're pleased to share that the 2018 Point-In-Time count shows a 5.4% decline in Veteran homelessness across the nation. Read more.   
 
Ten Strategies to Help Communities Sustain an End to Veteran Homelessness 
 
To make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time, we have to work toward ending it with sustainability in mind. We've identified strategies to help support sustained success as communities achieve the goal of ending Veteran homelessness and as they pursue an end to homelessness for other populations.
  
 
Newly Updated Tool Helps Track Progress in Ending  Veteran Homelessness

Federal partners have updated the Master List Template and Benchmark Generation Tool to help communities strengthen their by-name lists and measure progress toward achieving the goal of ending Veteran homelessness. 
 
Check Out This Video on How the VA is Using Data to End Veteran Homelessness!    
 
We all know that real-time data is critical if we are going to end homelessness. Learn how the VA and partners are using data to offer Veterans the support they need.  
 
In Case You Missed It: Our Data Brief on Veteran Homelessness 
   
The brief provides a handy summary of the most relevant data and research regarding Veterans who are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness to help inform the work we must do to end Veteran homelessness once and for all.