Housing - Bob Woodruff Foundation

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It’s hard to thrive when you don’t have a safe place to call home. For many veterans, stable housing is the key that unlocks health, happiness, and opportunity.

Veteran housing insecurity is not a new issue.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges and gaps in services that contribute to veteran homelessness and housing insecurity. Veteran unemployment, which had been at a 20-year low of 3.1% in December 2019, surged to a high of 11.9% in April 2020. Our Got Your 6 Network reports that veterans and their families are at an elevated risk of losing housing due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, as well as the expiration of emergency measures such as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and eviction moratoria. An issue of growing national concern, BWF has identified housing for veterans as one of our top priorities for 2022.

Informed by diverse studies and real world experience, BWF works with partners to shape grants and support homeless veterans, as well as identify social determinants: legal barriers to care; detrimental financial problems; untreated mental health and substance abuse disorders; and unemployment and underemployment. BWF grants target the gaps in federally administered programs, such as VA housing assistance. While these programs have had a tremendous impact on housing for veterans, they still require supportive investment from the philanthropic community. 

With support from partners like Craig Newmark Philanthropies and Wells Fargo, BWF is partnering with best-in-class organizations on the front lines of the complicated and important issue of securing housing for homeless veterans.

Housing
KC Footprints: Empowering Veterans Through Community Building and Personal Responsibility 
KC Footprints, a well-respected organization in Kansas City, cherishes veterans’ stories and experiences of veterans and actively engages with them through community service initiatives. By providing meaningful opportunities for veterans… Read More
Housing
How Does the Housing Crisis Impact Veterans?
We often forget that our veterans have a hard time re-acclimating to civilian life after their service, and the veteran housing issue is no exception. On a given night in… Read More
Got Your 6
Supporting Veteran Focused Rebuilding Efforts in Florida 
We provided an NFL grant to Veterans of America Florida. This investment supports veteran focused rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Ian.
Impact Stories
Expanding Assistance to Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
NFL-BWF Salute to Service Grant Supports 500 Veterans to Regain Self-Sufficiency
Got Your 6
Combatting Veteran Homelessness with U.S.VETS
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges and gaps in services that contribute to veteran homelessness and housing insecurity.
Got Your 6
Veteran Housing Insecurity Identified as Most Pressing Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges and gaps in services that contribute to veteran homelessness and housing insecurity.
In the Press
Bob Woodruff Foundation Announces Latest Grants Addressing Urgent Needs of Veterans, Caregivers, and Military Families
Today, the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) has announced an investment of over $4.6 million in grants to 44 best-in-class organizations that are providing programs and services to veterans, caregivers, and… Read More

Investing in solutions

We partner with organizations committed to fighting veteran homelessness, food insecurity, and other challenges.