Governor Terry McAuliffe & Virginia end Veteran Homelessness in the State

[FSogol]

“Folks, there is a reason why we are the greatest state in America. We are because we take care of our veterans,” McAuliffe said at a ceremony at a Richmond veterans memorial.

The federal homelessness designation means Virginia has no homeless veterans with the exception of those who have been offered housing but do not want it. The state must find a home for a veteran within 90 days and have more homes available than the number of veterans who have been identified as having no place to live.

Three cities — Las Vegas, and Syracuse and Schenectady in New York — also have met the criteria for claiming an end veteran homelessness in their cities, according to a White House statement. But Virginia is the first state to do so.

Julián Castro, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, joined McAulliffe in Richmond for the Veterans Day announcement. Castro praised Virginia for achieving a first, even as he made light of McAuliffe’s reflexive boosterism. Castro noted that in an hour-long meeting before the ceremony, the governor called Virginia the “greatest” state in the nation “about 101 times.”

Whole article here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/mcauliffe-to-announce-milestone-in-ending-veteran-homelessness/2015/11/11/3c6fdf32-87fb-11e5-be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz

Nice job, Governor McAuliffe.

[SunSeeker]

1. Excellent work, Terry McAuliffe!