Mayor Landrieu: veteran homelessness virtually eliminated in New Orleans

admin · 01-08-2015, 06:30 PM

From inside the National World War II Museum?s U.S. Freedom Pavilion Jan. 7, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that New Orleans has made good on its promise to First Lady Michelle Obama?s challenge to U.S. mayors to end homelessness among military veterans ? the city, with a massive partnership effort with federal, state and local agencies, housed 227 homeless veterans in 2014. (The nationwide challenge is to eradicate veteran homelessness by the end of 2015.)*?We leaned in,? Landrieu said.

The plan is a part of Landrieu?s 10-year plan to end homelessness, announced in 2011.? [ Read more ]

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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Mayor Landrieu: veteran homelessness virtually eliminated in New Orleans From inside the National World War II Museum?s U.S. Freedom Pavilion Jan. 7, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that New Orleans has made good on its promise to First Lady Michelle Obama?s challenge to U.S. mayors to end homelessness among military veterans ? the city, with a massive partnership effort with federal, state and local agencies, housed 227 homeless veterans in 2014. (The nationwide challenge is to eradicate veteran homelessness by the end of 2015.)*?We leaned in,? Landrieu said. The plan is a part of Landrieu?s 10-year plan to end homelessness, announced in 2011.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]