CEPlus-2 Corp is a 501c-3 CEPlus 2 Corporation is a non for profit organization dedicated to provider stable recovery based housing for veterans.
- The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 76,000 veterans sleep on the streets every night.
- Despite the fact that only 8% of the U.S. population can claim status as a veteran, veterans make up 17% of the homeless population.
- 50% of homeless veterans served in the Vietnam War while 66% of homeless veterans have served within the last three years, and 33% have served in active war zones.
- 96% of homeless veterans are single males, but the amount of female homeless veterans is rising. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that female veterans are two-to-three times as likely to become homeless than any other demographic in the U.S. population.
- Veterans between the ages of 18 and 30 are twice as likely to become homeless than the general population.
- 53% of the homeless veteran population are disabled, 50% suffer from mental illness, and 66% suffer from substance abuse.
- Although members of the general homeless population are homeless for about 4 years, veterans are homeless for an average of 6 years.
- About 70 percent of homeless vets have a substance use disorder. More than 10 percent of the homeless population in America are veterans who end up on the street due to lack of affordable housing, adequate income, and social support.
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates that about 7 percent of U.S. veterans have a substance use disorder. Almost 20 percent of military men and women who have served in Afghanistan or Iraq suffer from PTSD, depression, or traumatic brain injury, all of which are conditions which predispose to addiction.