New Effort to Help Homeless Veterans

New Effort to Help Homeless Veterans

Reported by: Herryn Herzog
Email: HerrynHerzog@woai.com Last Update: 11/20 5:55 pm

About a fourth of all homeless people are veterans. News 4 is uncovering what is being done to get a handle on the problem and hopefully solve it.

Kenneth Ballantine served in the Marine Corps from 1975 through 1978. Now he is homeless

"Poor personal decisions and choices, alcohol and drugs," said Ballantine.

Bill Tompkins is another homeless veteran. He says there is help out there, but the problem remains.

"It's just often they don't reach those that could use it," said Tompkins.

"They've been there for us when we needed them. We need to be there now that they're in need," said Congressman Ciro Rodriguez.

Rodriguez says we have failed our homeless vets.