Expand the creation of permanent housing with wrap around supportive services that included mental health, substance abuse, counseling, and career training.

This will ensure that anyone working 40 hours in a week will be able to afford basic food, clothing, and shelter (including utilities) wherever that work is done throughout the United States. This will end homelessness for over 1,000,000 minimum wage workers and prevent economic homelessness for all 10.1 million minimum wage workers. www.UniversalLivingWage.org

Captialize the National Housing Trust Fund. Provide vouchers to make the units affordable. And build the capacity on nonprofit organizations to do the development in both urban and rural areas.

Transitional housing, with a permanent supportive housing component for those unable to "graduate" totally into the community.

Instead of forcing veterans to prove they deserve benefits, the federal government should prove they do not deserve benefits. Each veteran of combat should have the unrestricted right to access certain services such as emotional / psychological care. All veterans of weapons fire in combat should automatically get access to services to treat diseases \ conditions such as PTSD without going through an extensive, exhaustive administrative law procedure.

Lawyers have more than enough work. Let these kids get what they deserve without having to first go through hell all over again.

Many homeless veterans have addiction disorders and/or mental illness, which can be directly attributed to traumas during their service to our county. The words "homeless veteran" should simply not exist in our wealthy society.

One problem is the community assumes veterans can access everything they need through the VA. Community partnerships that focus on each veteran's needs inside and outside of the VA are needed. The VA also has to be willing to finance from other programs what the VA might not offer.

Instead of forcing veterans to prove they deserve benefits, the federal government should prove they do not deserve benefits. Each veteran of combat should have the unrestricted right to access certain services such as emotional / psychological care. All veterans of weapons fire in combat should automatically get access to services to treat diseases \ conditions such as PTSD without going through an extensive, exhaustive administrative law procedure.

Lawyers have more than enough work. Let these kids get what they deserve without having to first go through hell all over again.

STOP ENTERING INTO WAR!
THIS IS REALLY A NO BRAINER.

We need to be able to customize solutions that make sense for local communities. The Grant and Per Diem program currently houses over 10,000 homeless veterans but federal double dipping prohibitions often get in the way of those units that are suitable to be homes from becoming permanent supportive housing. We know that transitions between institutions and programs are high risk for veterans falling through the cracks. Such flexibility would prevent this risk and promote another form of housing first.

Add a grant to address prevention for those in imminent risk of becoming homeless (30 days). Would include direct funding for rents/utilities and case management.

Use medial ctrs to house mentors w/homeless vets that can work together on goals. These volunteers match them support services and help keep on track

There are some states that prohibit veterans in HUD-VASH from utilizing HPRP funding do to double dipping prohibitions. Veterans who are in HUD-VASH are still at risk for homelessness were it not for the ability to access shallow subsidies. The states that allow this prohibition to occur are unfairly compromising the stability of veterans, especially with only 1.5 years left for this initiative.

Their families should not suffer either. There should be a means for them to live decently whatever the cost to communities they're roll in America is of paramount importance. We have to make sure that they do not end in poverty nor their children.

Mental illness especially suicide can be prevented if we listen to the prevailing issues of people who are suffering. Let us not pretend that a lot of destruction occurs because of mental illness and neglect. No one was ever supposed to be a murderer and to allow people to suffer from mental trauma. Discharge from the military must be humane and care for the military personnel as well as his or her families.

HMIS has demonstrated the effectiveness of a uniform and consistent approach. Data qualilty for veterans can be a challenge for some homeless providers. Linking or other otherwise expanding HMIS to include Veterans data in a more meaningful way could provide valuable information for policy makers and funders.