From thinkprogress.org:
New Orleans has met its goal of housing all of its homeless veterans by the end of 2014, a year ahead of the national goal set by Michelle Obama in her challenge to state and local leaders across the country.
With the opening of a new apartment building to house the homeless and the strategic utilization of resources from nonprofits’ and federal and city agencies, all of the 193 homeless veterans identified by UNITY of Greater New Orleans in March 2014 are now living in a permanent home. Mayor Mitch Landrieu made the announcement less than a year after he pledged that New Orleans would be the first city to accomplish the goal.
“I am honored and very pleased to report that we have housed 227 veterans, exceeding our goal of 193, thanks to the hard work of our committed partners,” the mayor said in a statement.
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If we can do this in New Orleans, surely we can also do it across America. Kudos to NOLA Mayor Mitch Landrieu and to First Lady Michelle Obama for making it happen.