How Phoenix ended homelessness among vets - USA Today

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/23/usa-today-capital-download-phoenix-mayor-greg-stanton-veterans-homelessness/4794199/

[font size="+1"]Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton says the city went from 220 vets on the streets a couple of years ago to virtually none today. "These things are not unsolvable issues," he says.[/font]


Phoenix last month was credited as the first city to end chronic homelessness among military veterans, part of a nationwide push. In an interview in Washington on Thursday with USA TODAY's Capital Download, Mayor Greg Stanton discusses how the city did it and what it means. Questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity.

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Q: How did you address it (the problem of homeless Vets in Phoenix_Bill USA)?

[font size="3"]A: I know the stimulus program was much debated and criticized, but the ability to have housing was in part caused by the fact that HUD and the VA allowed for additional vouchers because of the stimulus -- housing vouchers that allowed cities like Phoenix to have the amount of housing necessary to get the veterans immediately into a housing situation.[/font]
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1. That is terrific news for the 220 homeless vets.

Now how about we deal with the remaining homeless who are NOT vets here in Phoenix.