Cincinnati veterans who are homeless could receive support as part of a partnership between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs.“The vulnerability of the population of homelessness in veterans, it's very sad,” Sam Landis said.Landis is the founder of Maslow’s Army, a Greater Cincinnati outreach program for the homeless population.“We have 1,019 homeless veterans on our city streets during the course of a calendar year,” Landis said.Homeless veterans will get new housing thanks to money coming to Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing. It will help pay for rental assistance, case management, and clinical services.“We want to get them off the street. We want to be able to help them with their issues and we want to help them become productive,” HUD administrator Joe Galvan said.Three hundred veterans are receiving assistance in Cincinnati, and 30 others will be added. Earl Logan is a Navy veteran, once homeless and now getting help.“Looking back on things, I didn't realize how lost a person could be once they get into the position of being homeless and not knowing what steps to take, not knowing who to turn to. Those people stepped in and helped me get back on my feet and gain confidence and help me understand I am somebody,” Logan said.Cincinnati's grant is part of a $29 million program. It helps more than 200 local public housing agencies nationally.

Cincinnati veterans who are homeless could receive support as part of a partnership between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs.



“The vulnerability of the population of homelessness in veterans, it's very sad,” Sam Landis said.


Landis is the founder of Maslow’s Army, a Greater Cincinnati outreach program for the homeless population.

“We have 1,019 homeless veterans on our city streets during the course of a calendar year,” Landis said.

Homeless veterans will get new housing thanks to money coming to Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing. It will help pay for rental assistance, case management, and clinical services.



“We want to get them off the street. We want to be able to help them with their issues and we want to help them become productive,” HUD administrator Joe Galvan said.

Three hundred veterans are receiving assistance in Cincinnati, and 30 others will be added. Earl Logan is a Navy veteran, once homeless and now getting help.

“Looking back on things, I didn't realize how lost a person could be once they get into the position of being homeless and not knowing what steps to take, not knowing who to turn to. Those people stepped in and helped me get back on my feet and gain confidence and help me understand I am somebody,” Logan said.

Cincinnati's grant is part of a $29 million program. It helps more than 200 local public housing agencies nationally.