Broadening The Path Out Of Homelessness

By
Rosemary Foulds
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Two burly soldiers hold hands in front of the door of a country cottage
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Queer veterans in the United States are on the point of opening a transitional housing project in Seattle called Q’mmunity House.

In the United States, the Department of Veterans Affairs has teamed up with local community agencies to reach out to veterans who are homeless and outfit them so they can move to housing. The partnership has had quite a lot of success: the number of veterans experiencing homelessness has been cut in half1 since 2009.

As Lindsay Church explains in the article linked below, it has been easier to support some veterans to leave homelessness than others. The intention of Q’mmunity House is to smooth the path for queer veterans. Church also says potential candidates may be hesitant to move in.

News about the development of Q’mmunity House is welcome. The article also does a good job of reporting about intersectionality2 for queer veterans.

Read more in Next City3: A Home Designed By and For Queer Veterans

Footnotes

  1. This is reported on page 3 of this report from HUD: Fact Sheet: 2023 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report Key Findings from the Point-in-Time Counts
  2. For a definition of intersectionality and another example, try: Can Intersectionality Pave A Pathway To Affordable Housing In Minneapolis?
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