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Safe Haven: Flexibility Works for Vets
Safe Haven is a program for veterans who have difficulty

It’s been a great place for the last five

finding and maintaining permanent housing. This

months. One thing I like the most here

flexible, veteran-centered program is designed to work
with individuals who have multiple barriers and for whom
traditional housing programs have not been successful.
This low threshold program has unique features such
as not requiring sobriety and allowing clients to sleep

is the friends. To be with other people
who can relate to military training,
principles,

and

values.

We

something in common. I felt lonely in

outside. The program served 90 chronically homeless

the civilian world but here, there’s a lot

vets since March 2014 - 68% were housed and over 92%

of good friends. It’s a good place to hold

were engaged in services and ongoing care. Safe Haven

you over until you get your place: that’s

staff attributed the program’s success to its flexible and

the mission. It makes it easy to get

individualized care approach and acknowledgement that

back up and the day will come when

“successful outcomes” are unique to each veteran and
not always in line with traditional measures of success.

you will be doing the same. - David A.

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs recognized Safe Haven
as the best program in the nation due to its success reaching and
housing vulnerable veterans with complex needs.

68%

92%
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have

68% of veterans served
by Safe Haven have been
housed since March 2014.

92% of veterans served by
Safe Haven are engaged in
services and ongoing care.