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Podcast: Helping Homeless Veterans In Iowa Still A Struggle For Some

By Thomas Nelson, with Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein | October 17, 2016
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Marine Corps veteran Michael Washington in the living room of an apartment he was able to find in Davenport, Iowa. Photo taken July 20, 2016.


Some homeless veterans in Iowa and parts of northwest Illinois are missing out on shelter, food, health care and counseling services because many do not know about the services or simply choose not to use them.

Mental health issues are a reason for some of the disconnect, an IowaWatch investigation during the summer of 2016 revealed.

This is despite a concentrated effort by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,  announced in 2009, to end veteran homelessness.

Another concern exists, the IowaWatch investigation showed. No one knows for sure how many homeless veterans are on the streets in Iowa because only four of Iowa’s 99 counties are surveyed for a total statewide count.

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