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Welcome back to Season 5 of the Road Home Podcast! In this episode, host Jae is joined by Robert "Bob" Looby, Past State Commander of the American Legion of New Jersey, to explore how Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) are evolving to address the housing needs of veterans. 🏠

Bob shares insights on how partnerships between VSOs and housing developers are critical to building affordable housing, while also tackling other key issues like mental health, food security, and the stigma of homelessness. Learn about the unique challenges and innovative solutions VSOs are bringing to the fight to end veteran homelessness.

Don’t miss this powerful discussion, packed with valuable insights and resources to help us move the needle in the effort to house our heroes.

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We're thrilled to announce the return of The Road Home Podcast, presented by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. This Fall, join us for a powerful new season focused on the theme of Partnerships. Every week, we'll dive into the innovative collaborations that are shaping the future of veteran housing, from healthcare alliances to partnerships with builders, tribal entities, VSOs, and beyond.

In a year marked by challenges—rising veteran homelessness, a troubling Supreme Court ruling, and increasingly unaffordable housing—our commitment to collective action has never been more crucial. This season, we'll explore how our shared efforts are driving real progress in housing the over 35,000 veterans experiencing homelessness on any given night.

Join us as we speak with experts who are leading the charge, using creativity and cooperation to tackle some of the toughest issues facing our veterans today. Whether you're a longtime listener or new to The Road Home, don't miss this season's inspiring stories of collaboration and impact.

Brought to you by the Home Depot Foundation, who made this podcast possible, The Road Home Podcast returns this Fall. Stay tuned!

Our Guest

• We are joined by Chul Gugich, Principal, Policy and Legislative Research and Applications, of LeSar Development Consultants (LDC)

Resources

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Season 4 of NCHV’s The Road Home podcast is coming soon! In previous seasons, we explored traditional affordable housing development projects, innovative short-term approaches, and housing justice as the means to ending veteran homelessness. This season we’ll take a turn and examine solidarity as a critical piece of the effort and identify how collective action can impact an individual veteran’s ability to access affordable housing.  

Ending veteran homelessness requires all hands on deck. We need to partner to create a path forward that works for the most vulnerable veterans and resists the obstacles they face. And that is what we’ll talk about this season. We’ll discuss how collective action and working together impact affordable housing and delve into practices that help realize this goal.

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Our Guests

• James Williams, Director of Racial Justice Policy, Fair Share Housing Center
• Laura Foote, Executive Director, YIMBY Action

Resources

• The Road Home Webpage

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Our Guest

• James Williams, Director of Racial Justice Policy, Fair Share Housing Center

Resources

• The Road Home Webpage
• Episode 8 Insights

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Our Guest

• Shonterria “Terri” Charleston, Director, Training and Technical Assistance, Housing Assistance Council

Resources

• The Road Home Webpage
• Episode 7 Insights

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Our Guests

• Milo Peinemann, CEO, American Family Housing
• Susan Michael, Vice President of Programs, New Directions for Veterans, Inc

Resources

• The Road Home Webpage
• Episode 6 Insights

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Disability Status

Our Guests

• Dara Baldwin, Director of National Policy, Center for Disability Rights, Inc
• Milo Peinemann, CEO, American Family Housing
• Susan Michael, Vice President of Programs, New Directions for Veterans, Inc

Resources

• The Road Home Webpage
• Episode 5 Insights

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Our Guests

• Rodney Harrell Vice President, Family, Home and Community, AARP
• Susan Michael, Vice President of Programs, New Directions for Veterans, Inc

Resources

• The Road Home Webpage
• Episode 4 Insights

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