All homeless veterans have found housing in Montgomery Co.

WASHINGTON — Montgomery County has declared victory following an effort to house every homeless veteran officials were able to identify over the last year.

According to a Montgomery County Council announcement, by the end of 2015, 58 homeless veterans and their families will have found permanent housing.

At a news conference announcing the county’s goal of “Functional Zero” for homeless veterans, council member George Leventhal explained that the issue of homelessness hasn’t disappeared.

“We have systems in place now, so that where a veteran became homeless in Montgomery County, we will prioritize that veteran and … have the resources available to house that veteran,” he said.

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