On August 20, 2015, The Boston Globe published “Boston finding homes for veterans: Aims to shelter all by end of year.” In the article, Alexandra Koktsidis describes the Boston Homes for the Brave initiative, which is focused on ending homelessness among veterans in Boston:
In the year since Boston launched an aggressive effort to end homelessness among military veterans, the city said Thursday it has helped find housing for 367 veterans.
The initiative, known as “Boston Homes for the Brave,” was launched in July 2014 as Boston’s response to Michelle Obama’s challenge to mayors across the country to commit to end veterans’ homelessness by the end of 2015.
Part of the initiative’s “functional zero” goal is to make sure that no veteran sleeps on the street except for “a rare and brief” period of being homeless and to have all homeless veterans housed, or on a path to stable housing.
MHSA is proud to participate in this initiative. For more information, read the full article in The Boston Globe, or visit the City of Boston’s website for a press release.