http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/28/female-military-vets-and-homelessness Comments On: Female Military Vets and Homelessness by Cienna Madrid en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by kumbaya]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:05:25 -0800 The Stranger
For better or worse, people in the military are held on a patriotic pedestal--day in and out, they're actively protecting our freedoms from The Enemy. What's striking is how hollow that position is, given how many ex-military folks end up homeless after leaving service.

And yes, that lack of support is especially apparent when it comes to women leaving the military, who've been subjected not only to the expected trauma that corresponds with their work but the unexpected trauma of being sexually assaulted by their peers.

I agree with you, homelessness is bad, but that's pretty fucking awful.
Posted by Cienna Madrid]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:27:14 -0800 The Stranger
Greed is the choke collar of problem solving

Posted by samwaynesmith]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:01:21 -0800 The Stranger
They'd have to take eight.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:23:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Former Lurker]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:02:36 -0800 The Stranger
Washington had the 3rd largest decrease, -12.8%, in homelessness 2010-11.

Here in Kent I've really noticed that.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:48:40 -0800 The Stranger
(I don't recall where I read that so I can't give a cite, sorry)
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:42:55 -0800 The Stranger
@1: Hey, steriod use in sports is a really serious problem, and not something to joke about. For shame.
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:42:30 -0800 The Stranger
Just more than 1 in 200 people in the United States became homeless at some point during the year. The odds of becoming homeless were
greater than the odds of living in the state of New Hampshire (1 in 239).

https://www.onecpd.info/resources/docume…

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Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:40:22 -0800 The Stranger
Seriously, the fact we have homeless is beyond fucked up, especially when we are creaming our pants hoping for another sports stadium filled with overpaid steroid filled adults who behave like 15 year olds.

ANY homelessness is hearbreaking not just vets or children...it's all fucking bad.
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:33:07 -0800 The Stranger