New VA head says ending veteran homelessness will take years
VA Secretary David Shulkin says eliminating homelessness among veterans is an achievable long-term goal but will require years. He notes housing shortages and high real estate costs complicate progress, with Los Angeles posing the biggest challenge while Virginia, Connecticut and Delaware show progress. He stresses maintaining HUD VASH vouchers and housing-first strategies.
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Housing crisis threatens Cairo as public housing to be demolished
In Cairo Illinois a HUD plan to demolish Elmwood and McBride public housing displaces about 200 families and raises fears the city at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers could become a ghost town. Once 15 000 residents in the 1940s Cairo now has about 2600 with a vacant downtown and widespread housing decay. The planned relocation with housing vouchers faces scarce nearby options as private developers show little willingness to invest in new affordable housing in a town with high poverty and flood risks.
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Jereen Brown
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