Approx. 40,000 Homeless Veterans are living on the streets Nationwide according to United Interagency Council on Homelessness ( www.Usich.gov) .

As of January 2019, Louisiana had an estimated 2941 experiencing homelessness on any given day, as reported by Continuums of Care to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of that Total, 170 were family households, 360 were Veterans, 188 were unaccompanied young adults (aged 18-24), and 446 were individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.

Approx. 22 Veterans commit suicide per day Nationwide.

Between 2009 and 2016 there was a 54% increase of vets age 62 or older experiencing homelessness Nationally .

Veterans who were homeless (34.9%) died compared with the control sample (18.2%). Veterans who were homeless were approximately 2.5 years younger at time of death compared with the control sample. Older veterans who were homeless had the lowest survival rate (58%).

Services available to these Veterans are severely limited due to their lack of residence. Making setting appointments and notification of these appointments nearly impossible .

Maintaining medications for these Veterans, mental health and physical health maintenance medications, have nowhere to be sent further exasperating the patients situations.

Nurishment is also severely limited sense Meals on Wheels and other non-profits have no delivery locations to provide food for these Veterans.