HMIS6

RIVERSIDE COUNTY 6

VETERANS Serving Those Who’ve Served

VETERANS VETERANS

626

Aging Riverside County veterans represented nearly one of every five unique individuals who enrolled into HMIS programs over the past five years. In 2018-2019 the number of veterans receiving medical care fell by 15%, indicating fewer homeless veterans are accessing health services. Ensuring veterans have access to permanent housing is a longstanding priority of the Board of Supervisors and Continuum of Care. In 2016, the County of Riverside achieved ‘func- tional zero, a recognition by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that a well-coordinated and efficient community system is in place and that no veteran is forced to live on the streets. Locally, the Veterans Administration Loma Linda is working in collaborating with the Housing Authority of the County of Riverside, the Homeless Street Outreach Team and others in the Continuum of Care to assist homeless veterans off the streets and into permanent supportive housing.

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596

532

481

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2016

2017

2018

2019

VA MEDICAL VA MEDICAL

414

375

353

241

148

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2016

2017

2018

2019