Veterans Day highlights new efforts to help homeless vets

Nov 11th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor

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As the nation pauses for Veterans Day, the Obama administration is trying to accelerate support for military veterans who are homeless or jobless.

An estimated 131,000 former members of the armed services are homeless – with vets twice as likely as non-vets to be out on the streets. With high unemployment a nationwide problem, vets face higher-than-average jobless rates as well.

New initiatives by President Obama, by Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki, and by members of Congress focus on improving living standards for veterans:

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