Professional Writing on "Community Outreach Program for Minority Veterans"

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Healthcare for homeless veterans is a program that gives healthcare to the minority veterans in Georgia. This program outreaches the veterans on the streets and helps them in providing healthcare service to the poor and disabled. The HONOR center, (hope, opportunities, networking, outreach, and recovery) program provides assistance that includes setting up of permanent housing for the veterans. It also provides the veterans with domiciliary whose main target is to meet the needs of the homeless, the disabled, and those suffering from serious health issues. The residence, which is 45 beds domiciliary, also provides the residences with cooking classes, dental services and a library center. These facilities help in improving their livelihood and keeping their health in check. The veterans are eligible to stay in the residence from three to six months hence giving the sick time to recover and be able to continue with their daily lives (USDVA, 2013).

The permanent housing programs also enable the veterans to put up permanent resident houses and maintain their houses. This plays a significant role in raising their levels of living by lowering the poverty level in both their families and the community. There is also provision of dietitian led services. The healthy eating and lifestyle tips provide these services for heroes. An educational program helps in providing grocery tours and cooking demonstrations. The program also provides group nutrition classes. It also provides safe food safety conditions and certification. This helps the veterans to get the knowhow of eating a balanced diet foods and therefore reducing the chances of anyone suffering from diet related diseases.

The health care for the re-entry veteran program works hand in hand with the department of corrections, and helps in support of the special need of the veterans who are in state or federal prison systems, and therefore helping the veterans relate well with others after leaving the prison. The homeless veteran dental initiative helps in restoring the self-esteem to the veterans as it provide a full course of dental treatment for those veterans who participate in housing programs. There is also provision of vocational assistance, job development, and improvement of employment outcomes. There is the provision of treatment, referrals, and case management services offered to the homeless veterans with mental illnesses, which may be due to drug use. Provision of services such as a better way to manage chronic diseases and clinical care helps in reducing hospitalizations (USDVA, 2013).

According to research from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office, all the programs listed have a common objective that is to help the disabled, poor and the sick manage their lives by providing financial and social support in order to live a better… READ MORE