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Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV)<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Initially serving as a mechanism to contract with providers for community-based residential treatment for homeless Veterans, many Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) programs now serve as the hub for a myriad of housing and other services that provide VA with a way to reach and assist homeless Veterans by offering them entry to VA care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outreach is the core of the HCHV program. The central goal is to reduce homelessness among Veterans by conducting outreach to those who are the most vulnerable and not currently receiving services and engaging them in treatment and rehabilitative programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another aspect of HCHV is the Contract Residential Services program<\/a>, which places Veterans with serious mental health diagnoses into quality, community-based, supportive housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get answers to frequently asked questions about HCHV<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Find a Community Resource and Referral Center near you <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Learn about Contract Residential Services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Contact VA for help<\/h2>\n\n\n
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If you are a Veteran who is homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness, we strongly encourage you to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.

The call is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Trained professionals are standing by to connect you to your nearest VA for help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Initially serving as a mechanism to contract with providers for community-based residential treatment for homeless Veterans, many Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) programs now serve as the hub for a myriad of housing and other services that provide VA with a way to reach and assist homeless Veterans by offering them entry to VA care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":132,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"priority":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-486","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/hchv\/","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"Health Care for Homeless Veterans","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/hchv\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/hchv\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/08\/homeless-hero-edited.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/08\/homeless-hero-edited.jpg"},"articleSection":"Uncategorized","author":[],"creator":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA Homeless Programs","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2026-01-12T19:54:05Z","datePublished":"2026-01-12T19:54:05Z","dateModified":"2026-08-03T16:56:27Z"},"rendered":"