The Department of Veterans Affairs reports major progress in its fight to end Veteran homelessness. The VA says it permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans nationwide in fiscal year 2025 — that’s 4,011 more than last year, and the highest total since the VA began tracking unique Veterans housed in 2022.
Locally, the Tomah VA Medical Center contributed by permanently housing 58 Veterans this year.
The VA also highlighted the success of its new Getting Veterans Off the Street initiative, launched in May. Through coordinated outreach events in every VA health care system, the program helped move 25,065 unsheltered Veterans into interim or permanent housing.
Leaders say these efforts are making a real difference. Tomah VA Executive Director Karen Long called the work “life-changing and in many cases life-saving,” and said staff are committed to continuing the momentum.
This comes as the federal government expands its support. President Trump’s May executive order will establish a National Center for Warrior Independence for Homeless Veterans on the West Los Angeles VA campus, with the goal of providing housing and services for up to 6,000 homeless Veterans by 2028.
For more information on VA housing initiatives, visit VA.gov/homeless or contact Christie Clark or Amanda Batchko at the Tomah VA Medical Center.
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