Tuscaloosa VA Center Housing Homeless Veterans
The veteran homeless rates in the United States are typically higher on average each year compared with the rates for nonveterans, but the good news is the mean rates are decreasing each year for both groups. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development data).
Veteran homelessness decreased 8% from 2023 to 2024 according to "The 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress."
Much of the credit for continued reduced veteran homelessness in 2025 goes to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA announced today that it is permanently housing 51,936 homeless veterans as of this year. That includes 87 previously homeless vets currently being housed at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center on Loop Road.
In 2024, 5% to 7% of the veterans in Alabama were unsheltered homeless as identified in the housing and urban development study. That accounted for 291 vets in the state. The sheltering operation at the Tuscaloosa VA has reduced that number to 204.
"This is life-changing and in many cases, life-saving work," Va Medical Center Tuscaloosa Interim Director Oladipo Kukoyi was quoted as saying in the agency's press release. "We are proud of the progress Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center is making to get veterans off the streets and are redoubling our efforts to continue this momentum moving forward."
You can visit VA.gov/homeless to learn about initiatives and other programs supporting homeless veterans.
For more information, contact Jamie Key, Interim Public Affairs Officer, at Jamie.Key@va.gov or call 205-554-2000, Ext 3544.
If you are a veteran who is experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, call the National Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-4AID-VET (877-424-3838 or visit VA.gov/homeless
Vets can also go online to the Alabama Homeless Veterans Program. A list of organization offering help to homeless vets or homeless at-risk vets in the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham area can be found at Homeless Vet/At Risk of Being Homeless Assistance-Birmingham/Tuscaloosa Area – Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs.
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