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National League of Cities Announces Homeless Veteran Leadership
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WASHINGTON, March 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National League
of Cities (NLC) today announced the "Homeless Veteran Leadership
Network" (HVLN), a national effort to challenge cities to meet the
Administration's goal to end veteran homelessness in 2015. Sixteen
cities have initially signed on to the HVLN to meet the
Administration's recent challenge to mayors by partnering with
community stakeholders and offering support for strategies to end
veteran homelessness. Each HVLN city will engage in a "friendly
competition" with another comparable city to be the next community to
achieve this goal. The HVLN is co-chaired by NLC President Chris
Coleman, Mayor of Saint Paul, Minn., NLC 1st Vice President Ralph
Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah and Mayor Greg Stanton of
Phoenix, Ariz.
"It is a tragedy that even a single veteran faces homelessness after
serving in our nation's armed forces," said NLC President Chris
Coleman, Mayor of Saint Paul, Minn. "I challenge all municipal leaders
to engage in a friendly competition to advance creative solutions to
end veteran homelessness by 2015. By partnering with both national and
community stakeholders across the country, we can achieve the
Administration's goal to end veteran homelessness and give back to the
men and women who have sacrificed on our behalf."
In 2013, NLC helped facilitate a "friendly competition" between
Phoenix and Salt Lake City to see which city could end veteran
homelessness first. Recently, both cities have announced that they
succeeded in ending chronic veteran homelessness.
Participating cities will connect with existing and emerging efforts
in their communities, form community partnerships and offer strong
municipal support for strategies that put an end to veteran
homelessness. The initial cities participating in the HVLN include:
-- Saint Paul, Minn.
-- Salt Lake City, Utah
-- Phoenix, Ariz.
-- Minneapolis, Minn.
-- New Orleans, La.
-- Columbus, Ohio
-- Des Moines, Iowa
-- Washington, D.C.
-- Miami, Fla.
-- Winston-Salem, N.C.
-- Eugene, Ore.
-- Joplin, Mo.
-- Waco, Texas
-- Charlotte, N.C.
-- Little Rock, Ark.
-- Pittsburgh, Pa.
For more information on how to join the HVLN, email veterans@nlc.org.
The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city
leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for
19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million
Americans.
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