Stand Down's Information Page about Homeless Veterans

The information on this page has been compiled from various sources. Credit is  given when possible and links to the sites of origin have been provided below.

For many reasons it is difficult to fully account for the actual number of homeless 

(including veterans) in the US. Many sleep in their cars, in the woods, or other 

hard to locate areas, and many veterans do not use VA / VA affiliated services.

The difficulty in accurately counting the homeless is compounded by the fact 

that the numbers do not include those living with others due to economic need 

or in motels due to lack of adequate housing. Furthermore, the definition of 

homeless is in itself problematic. For example, some definitions, & therefore 

statistics, exclude those who are in prison or jail and those residing in housing 

for the homeless. Many of our incarcerated veterans are homeless. There 

is not a national database to help track our homeless vet. Most available 

statistics don't include the many that are at risk of becoming homeless.