National Alliance to End Homelessness report also reveals that 42 percent of the the nation’s total homeless population is African-American.

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The report was issued on the heels on a pledge made by President Barack Obama to end homelessness among veterans within five years. 
 
Based on a study that included data from the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and veterans medical facilities nationwide, the report was prepared by M. William Sermons, Ph. D., director of the Alliance’s Homelessness Research Institute, and Megan Henry, its research associate.

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