Kansas City VA teams up with community partners for PIT count
Kansas City VA and community coalition did a PIT count and distributed hygiene and essentials to unhoused residents in the Kansas City metro.
2021 PIT Count data, updates on Veteran homelessness
Results of 2021 PIT Count, the annual effort to estimate the number of Americans, including Veterans, without permanent housing.
VA senior leaders participate in the 2020 PIT Count in communities nationwide
VA uses the results of the PIT Count with other data to make strategic decisions about programs for Veterans who lack stable housing.
South Texas VA assists in annual San Antonio homeless count
In San Antonio, volunteers prep before dawn for the annual Point-In-Time Count. They also provided food and resources to homeless Veterans.
This January, VA staff are volunteering to make (P)IT Count
This month, VA staff across America will volunteer in the PIT Count to help end homelessness.
Army Air Corps Veteran recounts World War II flights in B-29 Superfortress
James Sturgell, Army Air Corps Veteran, recalls his B-29 Superfortress landing on Iwo Jima about six times. “If we hadn’t, I wouldn’t have made it home.”
New 58-bed Tulsa VA hospital scheduled to open in 2024
New Tulsa hospital will expand services in Tulsa metro area and northeast Oklahoma. About 72% of area Veterans live in the Tulsa metro area.
VA engineers help keep our hospitals running. Apply today!
Throughout VA, engineers are hard at work ensuring that our facilities and equipment are in top-notch shape for Veterans receiving health care. This month, as part of our celebration of VHA’s 75th anniversary, we’re turning the spotlight on this vital career field. With many Baby Boomers retiring, there are openings across the VA system for engineers in a variety of fields including general, biomedical, and [...]
Not self, but country: Danny Dietz
Navy SEAL Danny P. Dietz was part of a four-man reconnaissance team tasked to kill or capture Ahmad Shah during Operation Red Wings.
A Capitol Fourth: Vanessa Williams to host Independence Day celebration on PBS
The 41st annual A Capitol Fourth Independence Day celebration will be hosted by Vanessa Williams and broadcast from Washington, D.C., on PBS.
Pittsburgh VA legacy – help for 3,455 homeless Veterans
VA’s 75th Anniversary: VA Pittsburgh looks back on those who pioneered its Homeless Veterans Program and Domiciliary. Its continued success shows some problems can be solved without medicine.
Chicago VA hospital reaches vaccine milestone
Fifty-three percent of Veterans receiving health care at Hines have received at least one dose either through Hines, its six outpatient clinics, or its homeless and homebound care outreach programs.
