In a continued push to take care of those who served their country only to fall through the cracks when they returned home, the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced five cities will share $15 million in funds to build permanent housing structures for homeless veterans.
The $15 million in grants will go to five military communities located around the country, Camp Pendleton in San Diego, MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Fort Drum in Watertown, N.Y. and Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington.
Each of these military communities will receive $2 million to combat veteran homelessness which has been on the rise since the escalation of the two Middle East wars, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.