Valor Villages Opens Veterans Housing Facility in St. Louis to Combat Homelessness Among Heroes

Valor Villages and Valor Medica opened a new housing project, supported by The Hunt Foundation, offering critical support to unhoused veterans.

What is Valor #1 Housing?

The residence houses eight formerly unhoused veterans across two units — four women on one side, four men on the other. It is not a shelter bed for the night. It is a residence, with a kitchen, laundry, a door that locks, help getting the benefits residents had already earned, and a ride to their medical appointments.

That last item is the part most easily overlooked and the one that decides whether medical care happens at all.

How many veterans are homeless?

On a single night in 2022, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development counted more than 33,000 veterans experiencing homelessness nationally.

Why does veterans housing need medical support?

Housing programs place people successfully and then lose them, because the untreated condition that contributed to homelessness carries on untreated. Valor Medica was formed as the partnership’s medical arm to close that gap — assessment at the point of placement, medication continuity across a move, transport to appointments, and early warning when a health problem is about to threaten a placement.

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Partners

The Hunt Foundation supported the opening. Valor Villages’ named collaborators include The Hunt Foundation, Valor Medica and Veterans Services of St. Louis.

Frequently asked questions

Who lives at Valor #1 Housing?

Eight formerly unhoused veterans live there across two units: four women on one side and four men on the other. Valor Villages and Valor Medica opened the residence in St. Louis with support from The Hunt Foundation. Valor Villages’ named collaborators include The Hunt Foundation, Valor Medica and Veterans Services of St. Louis.

Is Valor #1 Housing a shelter?

No. It is not a shelter bed for the night. It is a residence, with a kitchen, laundry and a door that locks. Residents also get help claiming the benefits they had already earned and a ride to their medical appointments, the part most easily overlooked and the one that decides whether medical care happens at all.

How does Valor Medica help veterans stay housed?

Valor Medica is the partnership’s medical arm. Housing programs place people successfully and then lose them, because the untreated condition that contributed to homelessness carries on untreated. Valor Medica closes that gap with an assessment at the point of placement, medication continuity across a move, transport to appointments, and early warning when a health problem is about to threaten a placement.