City Council Resolves To End Veteran Homelessness

At it’s Tuesday meeting, the San Angelo City Council approved a resolution to support the end of veteran homelessness. Neighborhood and Family Services Director Robert Salas took to the podium to give a presentation to the City Council regarding veteran homelessness. He began by sharing that “in 2023, homelessness among veterans increased nationwide by over 7%, reaching over 35,000.” According to a statistic Salas quoted from the 2024 Point-In-Time Count, the number of homeless veterans in San Angelo increased from 8 to 12. Salas stated that the Concho Valley Homeless Planning Coalition believes this figure to be closer to 30. Salas laid out some of the steps the coalition plans to take to complete this goal such as identifying all homeless veterans within a 90-day period beginning in July 1.