For Veterans experiencing homelessness, legal issues can be stressful and challenging to handle, especially when they stand in the way of access to stable housing.
These often costly barriers can include everything from having a driver’s license revoked, making it difficult to travel or receive housing assistance, to seeking an upgrade to a military discharge to be eligible for benefits.
Veterans Affairs’ Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness (LSV-H) grant program is paving the way. The grant program supplies funding to partners around the country which then provide free legal services to eligible Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Veterans who are experiencing legal issues, impacting their ability to obtain housing or stay housed, are not alone. Through our annual Project CHALENG survey, we have heard from Veterans nationwide who say access to legal services is a top barrier to housing. Knowing this, we created the LSV-H program, enlisting legal experts to help.
Read more: https://news.va.gov/132738/free-legal-services-for-homeless-veterans/