DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS: HOMELESS VETERANS

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS: HOMELESS VETERANS


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local_phone
  • VA benefits hotline
    800-827-1000
  • GI Bill hotline
    888-442-4551
  • National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
    877-424-3838
  • VA health benefits hotline
    877-222-8387
  • My HealtheVet help desk
    877-327-0022
  • Toll-Free
    800-698-2411

877-4AID-VET (877-424-3838): Your 24/7 Hotline. The National Call Center for Homeless Veterans hotline offers Veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness 24/7 access to trained counselors. The hotline offers information and assistance to Veterans and their families; VA Medical Centers; federal, state, and local partners; and community-based agencies, service providers, and others who work with or simply want to support our nation's Veterans.

VA's specialized homeless veterans treatment programs have grown and developed since they were first authorized in 1987. The programs strive to offer a continuum of services that include: aggressive outreach to those veterans living on streets and in shelters who otherwise would not seek assistance; clinical assessment and referral to needed medical treatment for physical and psychiatric disorders, including substance abuse; long-term sheltered transitional assistance, case management, and rehabilitation; employment assistance and linkage with available income supports; and supported permanent housing.

Wallet card with phone and web info: https://www.va.gov/homeless/docs/homelesswalletcard.pdf

Sacramento VA Medical Center
Northern California info - https://www.va.gov/northern-california-health-care/health-services/homeless-veteran-care/

Both the Triage Line and the Walk-in Clinic can help veterans find housing, emergency shelter, healthcare, and connect to resources to address immediate needs.

Homeless Triage Line 916-792-3836

Homeless Walk-in Clinic
Homeless Primary Care
Building 650
10535 Hospital Way
Mather, CA 95655

It is recommended that patients arrive at the walk-in clinic between 8:30 and 9am as slots fill up fast.

https://www.va.gov/northern-california-health-care/health-services/homeless-veteran-care/

VA Homeless Programs - https://www.va.gov/homeless/