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Homeless vets
Brut America
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7 months ago
Here's how cities across the US are helping house homeless veterans.
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I was homeless because I never fit in nowhere, and I just kept moving.
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We leaned in, and together,
00:18
I said that we were going to end veterans homelessness in New Orleans by the end of 2014.
00:24
I've got windows. Look at the view.
00:28
Oh my goodness. For real, is this built for me?
00:38
And that's truly what we set out to accomplish.
00:45
We set out to get homeless veterans off the streets,
00:48
but we wanted to bring the veteran community together,
00:50
to attack that problem of homelessness.
00:53
I just fell apart and lost everything.
00:58
I found myself in the streets around Culver City and Santa Monica.
01:12
It feels good.
01:13
Sometimes I walk around an apartment with no TV or nothing on,
01:16
and just singing for no reason at all, but I'm just happy.
01:32
Because that person is using the emergency rooms for their primary health care,
01:39
they may be cycling in and out of jail or prison.
01:43
They may be cycling in and out of jail or prison.
01:46
They're really suffering out on our streets.
01:48
What we know is that permanent supportive housing is actually 40% cheaper
01:53
than leaving someone on the streets.
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