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Poverty
5:13 pm
Fri April 27, 2012

Protesters say St. Louis homeless camps must stay

Credit Joseph Leahy/St. Louis Public Radio
A protester marches outside the St. Louis Human Services Department downtown.
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Protesters marched from the homeless camps north of the Gateway Arch to St. Louis City Hall today demanding city officials freeze plans to raze the encampments next month.

About 50 people live in the three riverfront camps that the city’s Department of Human Services has deemed a risk to public health and safety.

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Homeless Veterans
6:25 am
Wed April 18, 2012

VA works to keep up with growing number of homeless female veterans

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Credit (Tim Lloyd for St. Louis Public Radio)
Anne Garcia’s locker is covered with pictures of her daughter, who she calls her “motivation.” The Air Force veteran has been homeless for four years, but says her life is back on track thanks to the treatment she’s receiving at Jefferson Barracks.
Credit (Tim Lloyd for St. Louis Public Radio)
Psychologist Lennora Brown runs the Domiciliary, an addiction treatment and job training program at Jefferson Barracks. She says the VA was built for men, and recognizes it has to make changes to meet the needs of female veterans.
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Veterans homelessness used to be an issue associated with men, but that’s rapidly changing.

According to the General Accountability Office the number of homeless female veterans more than doubled between 2006 and 2010.

That’s a problem because the Department of Veterans Affairs has historically built its programs for men.

In the second instalment of a two part series on veterans homelessness, Tim Lloyd reports on how the VA is trying to keep up with the growing number of homeless female veterans.

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