Phoenix Programs’ VA-funded Vets At Home program helps 18 homeless veterans find permanent housing each year. In partnership with the local VA hospital, Phoenix Programs provides veterans with psychological, medical, and substance abuse treatment. The program also helps veterans increase their job skills and/or income – emphasizing responsibility and accountability — so they can live as independently as possible and transition out of homelessness.

“One of our biggest success stories is a client that was active in the program for one year,” said Rhiannon Pearson of Phoenix Programs. “He successfully completed the Drug Court program, reunited with his family, obtained a driver’s license and a car, and became a certified life guard. He is now an active volunteer with the elderly community, and recently enrolled in college. The Vets at Home program provided him with housing and gave him hope, confidence, and the tools to pursue his interests and gain independence.”

Homeless veterans remain one of the most vulnerable populations in Boone County.