
DONATE TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS
The Denton County Homelessness Leadership Team, United Way of Denton County, and County municipalities are working together to end Veteran Homelessness in Denton County.
An end to Veteran homelessness means that our community will ensure homelessness among Veterans is prevented whenever possible or is otherwise a rare, brief, and non-recurring experience.
Specifically, as a community we will:
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Quickly identify and engage Veterans at-risk of and/or already experiencing homelessness.
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Intervene to prevent the loss of housing.
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Provide immediate access to shelter and crisis services while permanent stable housing and appropriate supports are being secured.
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Quickly connect Veterans experiencing homelessness to housing assistance and services—tailored to their unique needs.
This is a call to action for the entire community
The collaborative county-wide efforts to address Veteran Homelessness includes:
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the launch of the Denton County Veterans Center in 2017,
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securing HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers,
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and implementing a system so every person experiencing homelessness in Denton County can be identified and matched to appropriate services.
Veteran Homelessness Data
The Denton County Homelessness Dashboard includes data from a county-wide Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS) that assists emergency shelters, housing, and supportive service providers to collect and store client data.
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) developed specific criteria and benchmarks to guide communities wanting to end Veteran homelessness. These criteria and benchmarks guide our community in our fight to end Veteran homelessness.
The image below represents our progress towards meeting those Criteria and Benchmarks.

Complete Criteria & Benchmarks Updates
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February 2020
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March 2020
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April 2020
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May 2020
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June 2020
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July 2020
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August 2020
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September 2020
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October 2020
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November 2020
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December 2020
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January 2021
DENTON COUNTY HOMELESSNESS DASHBOARD