New Orleans Becomes The First City In The U.S. To House All Homeless Veterans
There’s a lot to like about New Orleans. The food is good, there’s always live music, and the entire city is essentially a big party. Now, aside from Mardi Gras and some kick-ass crawfish étouffée, there’s a new reason to be a fan of the Big Easy. As of Jan. 2, all known homeless veterans in New Orleans have found housing, making the city the first in the United States to completely end veteran homelessness.
As part of a campaign pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama, cities across the nation have been participating in the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, which is a pact to house all homeless veterans by the end of 2015. New Orleans’s mayor, Mitch Landrieu, in what I like to think was an intentional move of competitive prowess, one-upped the rest of the competition earlier this month when the last homeless veteran in New Orleans moved into his new apartment.
In conjunction with UNITY of Greater New Orleans, the City of New Orleans, and 60 other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, the formerly homeless veterans in the city now live in a renovated apartment complex redesigned specifically for this noble undertaking.
Homelessness, especially among veterans, is a huge problem in this country. Fortunately, cities like New Orleans and numerous others across the nation are taking a stand and making progress in finding homes for those who have served. If you didn’t like New Orleans before, you probably should now..
[via The CS Monitor]
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Taking care of those who take care of us. RFM.
11 years ago at 12:00 pmWho cares.
11 years ago at 2:33 pmGo fuck yourself.
11 years ago at 3:01 pmYou are a piece of shit I sincerely hope you do not get a bid when you go to college and you are definitely not worthy to join the marines you cunt.
11 years ago at 3:04 pmDon’t worry. Pieces of shit like this don’t get bids.
11 years ago at 4:10 pmFuck off you little high school twat. These men and women have sacrificed everything to serve and protect our country and its freedom. We should all care, and the least we can do is provide them suitable housing as they struggle to re-assimilate back into society after witnessing the atrocities of war. #BallSDM
PS fuck yourself with your mother’s boyfriend’s vibrator you geed pussy.
11 years ago at 3:05 pmLook man, he ain’t even worth yours, nor anyone else’s time. This fuck factory’s such a piece of shit, I almost feel half bad for him. Couldn’t put any more emphasis on almost.
11 years ago at 10:37 pmEat a bag of dicks, stallion. I hope the football team at your high school locks you in the janitor’s closet and beats the dog shit out of you.
11 years ago at 3:06 pmEvery other municipality should follow suit. Homeless veterans shouldn’t even be a phrase recognized in today’s society.
11 years ago at 12:05 pmThis article put a big smile on my face. These are the type of things that should be talked about on all media. Hopefully NOLA is just the first, and many more cities follow suit.
11 years ago at 12:06 pmAnother reason to love New Orleans
11 years ago at 12:07 pmCan you imagine the parties going on inside that renovated apartment complex? This is great God bless this country and those who serve it.
11 years ago at 12:09 pmThis is great. I hope this will help them get back on their feet
11 years ago at 12:10 pmGod bless new orleans, looking out for the troops who look out for you. Being the change that needs to accur. RFM
11 years ago at 12:14 pmOccur* yeah, ill start running.
11 years ago at 12:15 pmSome typos are acceptable if the sentiment is right 🙂
11 years ago at 3:00 pmThe usage of emojis, however, is unacceptable.
11 years ago at 3:06 pmBest news I have read in over a year.
11 years ago at 12:26 pmThis will raise taxes if done on a federal level… But since it’s for our veterans. I won’t object.
11 years ago at 12:32 pmfuck you
11 years ago at 5:46 pmHomelessness costs more than housing the homeless does. Do your homework
11 years ago at 6:11 pmI read this article a few times and it’s hard to get through it without thinking about homeless, cold vets and getting a little choked up. Good on you, New Orleans. This is some of the best news I’ve heard in a while.
11 years ago at 1:37 pm