Waco named as one of the cities participating in Homeless Veteran Leadership Network

“It is a tragedy that even a single veteran faces homelessness after serving in our nation’s armed forces,” said NLC President Chris Coleman, Mayor of Saint Paul, Minn. “I challenge all municipal leaders to engage in a friendly competition to advance creative solutions to end veteran homelessness by 2015. By partnering with both national and community stakeholders across the country, we can achieve the Administration’s goal to end veteran homelessness and give back to the men and women who have sacrificed on our behalf.”

In 2013, NLC helped facilitate a “friendly competition” between Phoenix and Salt Lake City to see which city could end veteran homelessness first. Recently, both cities have announced that they succeeded in ending chronic veteran homelessness.

Participating cities will connect with existing and emerging efforts in their communities, form community partnerships and offer strong municipal support for strategies that put an end to veteran homelessness. The initial cities participating in the HVLN include:

• Saint Paul, Minn.
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Phoenix, Ariz.
• Minneapolis, Minn.
• New Orleans, La.
• Columbus, Ohio
• Des Moines, Iowa
• Washington, D.C.
• Miami, Fla.
• Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Eugene, Ore.
• Joplin, Mo.
• Waco, Texas
• Charlotte, N.C.
• Little Rock, Ark.
• Pittsburgh, Pa.

For more information on how to join the HVLN, email veterans@nlc.org.