LOMA LINDA – (INT) - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed nearly 52-thousand homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025. The number is 4-thousand more than last year.

The nationwide numbers include 405 permanently housed by the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System.

"The surge events have brought critical focus to the work of rapidly housing Veterans," said VA Loma Linda Interim Medical Center Director Scott Kelter. "The Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital is committed to getting Veterans off the streets and improving the quality of their lives."

Story Date: December 2, 2025