明尼苏达州宣布已有效终结退伍军人无家可归 全州10个区域、87县全部达标
Eagan——明尼苏达州州长 Tim Walz 10月13日在 Eagan 的 MACV Veteran Village 宣布，明尼苏达州已有效终结退伍军人无家可归，成为全美少数实现这一目标的州之一，州退伍军人事务厅（MDVA）与州跨部门无家可归委员会（MICH）负责人与退伍军人代表共同出席。
州长办公室介绍，这一成果依靠一套可持续的响应体系维持「功能性零无家可归」：尽可能预防无家可归，及时识别陷入危机的退伍军人并连接资源，使无家可归情形罕见、短暂且不重复发生。全州按地理划分为10个「连续照护」（Continuum of Care）区域——中西部、东北、西北、东南、西南、郊区都会区、中部、Hennepin County、St. Louis County 与 Ramsey County；随着 Ramsey County 于10月2日完成最后认证，10个区域、覆盖全部87个县均已证明有效终结退伍军人无家可归。本届政府任内已有逾5,000名退伍军人避免了无家可归。Walz 呼吁两党继续支持并持续投入资金，以保持退伍军人有房可住。
在投入方面，州政府斥资4,700万美元建成位于 Montevideo、Preston 与 Bemidji 的三所退伍军人之家，服务近200名退伍军人；并与伙伴机构共同投入2,100万美元，购置并改建161套面向退伍军人的永久性支持住房。
明尼苏达州由此成为全美第四个有效终结退伍军人无家可归的州。
信息来源：明尼苏达州州长办公室（EIN Presswire 转发）、MACV
关联：Minneapolis 审议「安全停车场」条例：拟让无家可归者持证在有人管理的停车场车内过夜，10月20日听证
Minnesota Announces It Has Effectively Ended Veteran Homelessness Statewide
EAGAN — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced on October 13 at MACV's Veteran Village in Eagan that Minnesota has effectively ended veteran homelessness, a milestone he made alongside veterans and leaders from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) and the Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness (MICH).
The achievement rests on a sustained response system that maintains "functional zero" by preventing homelessness whenever possible and effectively identifying veterans in crisis and connecting them with resources, so instances are rare, brief and nonrecurring. The system is coordinated through ten Continuums of Care covering all 87 counties — West Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Suburban Metro Area, Central, Hennepin County, St. Louis County and Ramsey County. With Ramsey County's final certification on October 2, all ten regions have demonstrated an effective end to veteran homelessness. More than 5,000 veterans have avoided experiencing homelessness under the Walz-Flanagan administration. Governor Walz called for continued bipartisan support and sustained funding to keep veterans housed.
On the investment side, the state directed $47 million to build three Minnesota Veterans Homes in Montevideo, Preston and Bemidji, now serving nearly 200 veterans, and joined partner organizations in investing $21 million to buy and rehabilitate 161 permanent supportive housing units for veterans.
Minnesota thereby became the fourth state in the nation to effectively end veteran homelessness.
Sources: Office of the Minnesota Governor (via EIN Presswire); MACV
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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