HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WHNT ) — More and more Americans are being faced with homelessness across the board, but the increase in numbers is significantly affecting one population in particular: veterans.
“There are so many people who are being faced with a crisis with housing who are in, you know, in a number of, situations in regard to needing stable housing, that the system is overwhelmed,” Formerly unhoused veteran Kadian Rolle said. “Organizations are overwhelmed.”
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Veterans facing homelessness increased by 7.4 percent in 2023. While veterans are only 7 percent of adults, they make up nearly 13 percent of the adult homeless population. Kadian Rolle was once one of them.
“I had to pull out every scripture, pray, read the Bible, but keep going forward,” Rolle said. “Because every day was uncertain.”…