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.
587
596
532
481
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
VA MEDICAL VA MEDICAL
414
375
353
241
148
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2016
2017
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2019
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