Dept. of Labor Advances Funds for Homeless Vets

Photo courtesy Elvert Barnes @ Flickr

This is something I missed at the beginning of August: funding to help homeless vets transition back into the workforce. It's nice to be able to balance out some good news with the down-notes of previous posts regarding veterans experiencing homelessness.

While the overall total of about $5 million is not a vast number (by governmental standards), if the money can divert veterans out of homelessness and into employment, the money may be a sound investment as well as a moral imperative. (After all, as Joel Best says, "The billion is the new million.")

This, in conjunction with President Obama's proposed payroll tax breaks for companies hiring veterans will hopefully contribute to helping those men and women who have served our country with honor.