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Surge Event Expands Housing Access for Homeless Veterans<\/h2>\n\n\n
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By Brutus Paxton, Pathway Student<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homeless Veterans found support, stability, and renewed hope during a recent surge event in Lake Park, where staff from the West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System and community partners came together with one shared goal: connecting Veterans to housing, health care, and benefits in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impact was immediate. A total of 29 Veterans received assistance during the event, reflecting expanded outreach and a coordinated effort to reach those most in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The success of the surge event is reflective of amazing community collaboration between VA, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, the Public Housing Authority, and community agencies,” said Jina Thalmann, a licensed clinical social worker and the VISN 8 Network Homeless Program Coordinator. “When we work together, we can accomplish the mission.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homeless Veterans found support, stability, and renewed hope during a recent surge event in Lake Park, where staff from the West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System and community partners came together with one shared goal: connecting Veterans to housing, health care, and benefits in one place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":3948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"priority":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[41,60,8],"class_list":["post-3947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-va","tag-outreach","tag-surge","tag-unsheltered"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/surge-event-expands-housing-access-for-homeless-veterans\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Surge Event Expands Housing Access for Homeless Veterans","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/surge-event-expands-housing-access-for-homeless-veterans\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/surge-event-expands-housing-access-for-homeless-veterans\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/C6197-Surge-Photo.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/C6197-Surge-Photo.jpg"},"articleSection":"Around VA","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shawn Liu"}],"creator":["Shawn Liu"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA Homeless Programs","logo":""},"keywords":["outreach","surge","unsheltered"],"dateCreated":"2026-03-24T12:11:00Z","datePublished":"2026-03-24T12:11:00Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:21:25Z"},"rendered":"