Saturday, January 9, 2016

Federal Program For Homeless Native American Veterans

"Native Americans make up a greater number of the U.S. armed services proportionally than any other ethnic group, according to the Department of Defense...

This week U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro took a step to change that, announcing a $5.9 million program to provide housing to homeless Native American veterans. The funding will be divided among 26 tribal communities in 12 states...

Native American reservations don’t necessarily qualify for subsidized housing available in other parts of the U.S...

The program is intended to provide subsidized housing for a couple of years, not permanently free housing."


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