The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) states that the nation’s homeless veterans are predominantly male, with roughly 9% being female. The majority are single; live in urban areas; and suffer from mental illness, alcohol and/or substance abuse, or co-occurring disorders. About 11% of the adult homeless population are veterans. Roughly 45% of all homeless veterans are African American or Hispanic, despite only accounting for 10.4% and 3.4% of the U.S. veteran population, respectively.

Matt Leslie, of the Virginia Dept. Of Veteran Services, and Mychal Tamillow from The Charlottesville Haven join Capt. Bob to talk about how you can help with the problem these heroes are facing.