WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs created a new executive-level position dedicated solely to housing veterans in Los Angeles, where there are more homeless former service members than in any other city in the country.
The department announced Wednesday that it created the position of senior executive homelessness agent for Greater Los Angeles and tapped Keith Harris, a licensed clinical psychologist, to take the role. Harris previously worked as national director of clinical operations for the Homeless Programs Office within the Veterans Health Administration.
In the new position, Harris will be tasked with managing 4,000 employees who provide outreach, case management, health care and housing services to over 200,000 veterans who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in November that he was putting more focus on veteran homelessness in Los Angeles, with the hope that progress there could spark momentum across the country.
Click here to read the full article.