{"id":25962,"date":"2026-05-13T09:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25962"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:52:21","slug":"the-power-of-a-trusted-voice-in-helping-homeless-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25962","title":{"rendered":"The power of a trusted voice in helping homeless Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why word of mouth is one of the most powerful tools in ending Veteran homelessness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be heartbreaking to watch a Veteran you care about struggle with homelessness. You want to help, but you might feel like you don\u2019t have the right expertise or resources to change their situation. Thankfully, the most powerful tool you have doesn\u2019t cost a dime: your voice. A few words of encouragement or a recommendation from a trusted friend or family member can carry a tremendous amount of weight and power\u2014sometimes enough to inspire a Veteran experiencing homelessness to take the first step toward getting help.  Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/146595\/power-trusted-voice-helping-homeless-veterans\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/146595\/power-trusted-voice-helping-homeless-veterans\/\">here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"54\" class=\"wp-image-20064\" style=\"width: 225px;\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png 418w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Notice:<\/strong>\u00a0The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov) Why word of mouth is one of the most powerful tools in ending Veteran homelessness It can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[246,7],"tags":[88,87,245],"class_list":["post-25962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homelessness","category-veterans-benefits","tag-veteran-homelessness","tag-veterans","tag-veterans-health-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25963,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25962\/revisions\/25963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}