In the United States, homelessness is a complex issue driven by a combination of factors, including a lack of affordable housing and limited access to support services. As of early 2024, more than 771,000 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night, a number that has increased by nearly 40% since 2018.

While the general public may assume there are abundant resources available, many homeless shelters and service organizations are stretched thin, facing long waiting lists, understaffing, and inconsistent funding. This makes it difficult for them to provide adequate support, despite their best efforts. A particularly vulnerable population is veterans, who make up about 5% of the adult homeless population.

While veteran homelessness has seen a positive trend, decreasing by 13% from 2018 to 2024, many still struggle to navigate a system that can be plagued by bureaucracy and a shortage of professional, consistent care. The challenges of finding stable housing, employment, and reliable support continue to be significant barriers for those trying to escape homelessness.

State of Homelessness in America: How Non Profits Make Big Profits Via Favortism at Everyone’s Expense

Initially Turned Away by The Coalition for the Homeless—For Not Wearing a Mask in Summer of 2022

“I went to the Coalition for the Homeless in Central Florida in 2022 but wouldn’t wear a mask for intake, so they turned me away. I later learned that the same people helped 2 black females directly after me who were not wearing masks. The staff was black, hispanic, and female.

This center, like many public homeless “services,” receives $ from the VA. As a veteran, you have a local veteran liaison who works with your “case worker.” Both were black females and rarely showed up or were on time to mandatory meetings. You’re at work and miss one? Homeless again.

But with the recent national headlines about rampant crime on America’s streets and college campuses with a political bias, it really deserves a mention here.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Come at a Steep Price

Remember that mask requirement at the VA-funded Coalition for the Homeless? The staff regularly walked through the halls, arrogantly flaunting the privilege to not wear a mask while laughing about it. This was summer in 2022 in central Florida. But you? Don’t wear one; out you go.

People there regularly did hard drugs in the bathroom, so if you got back late after work and needed a shower, you could expect an angry foreign Puerto Rican or Cuban staring you down because you need to get ready for work the next day while they finish their unidentified smoke.

Because I missed one of the meetings that the counselors always blew off themselves, and they always notified me on Friday evening for Monday meeting at 9 a.m., which left me in a very peculiar spot for myself and my employment, they kicked me out on a Monday at midnight.

The Modern American City is Not Safe at Any Time of Day

This was downtown Orlando, FL. If you’ve never been there, then you could only imagine how scummy, run-down, and dangerous it is there after sundown. There I was on the sidewalk with a backpack. No bus. Got an Uber and slept at the airport on the floor, then went to work at 8 am.

You would think that they might not try to ruin a homeless, disabled veteran’s chances, seeing as he’d finally started working full time somewhere (pay stubs provided) after months of no luck, and the counselors were supposed to help me find permanent housing. It never happened.

Central Florida was notorious for not having any single bedroom apartments for rent, or a 6 month backlog, minimum. That was part of my “case worker’s” duty, to help me acquire something. I was working full time and had no car. I called around and found scarce offerings, with many run by foreigners.

I’d saved a little money, so I could only stay in a long-term stay motel on the south side, near the mall. It was run down, operated by foreigners, and inhabited mostly by thugs and illegals. One night, after work, while walking to my stairway, a car came near and slow rolled me.

I became defensive and put my foot down but stepped too hard on the concrete while walking, which tore my right quadriceps and hamstring. I’d gone from a partially disabled, homeless veteran to now a mostly disabled human in a matter of months, who still had to work now, too.

Living in the City and Riding the Bus is No Longer an Option for Sane People. What Now?

I left town a month later with my tiny savings, bought a cheap car on Carvana while at an Airbnb, then had to live in my car, jobless now, for the next year and a half. In that time, I tried working at many places, even remotely, but got fired if they discovered my situation.

Having a home helps you work/shower/eat/sleep. Not having to ride the bus to work could mean the difference between life and death, as could living in a homeless shelter. I discovered this firsthand living in central Florida. This country hates white people. I’ve lived it.”

Strange (But Important) Patterns Within America’s Highly Subsidized, Failed Homelessness Industrial Complex

It’s easy to find some very odd but recurring coincidences when you look up the president or director of the NGO responsible for administering that VA grant, which exists solely to help homeless veterans, but does it?

Many shelters use the grants to do infrastructure improvements that benefit all residents of the homeless shelter, including non-veterans, at taxpayer expense. But clearly, they do it at the veteran’s expense, too.

Volunteers of America’s Veteran Homelessness Program Run by DEI Advocate Mike King

Mike King, no doubt a spiritual and probable distant cousin of Mr. Butterstein, is the recently retired CEO and president of Volunteers of America of 15 years, who is a big proponent of DEI, but you don’t have to take my word for it.

And don’t worry, he’s not just taking advantage of homeless veterans. He’s also got granny in the crosshairs, because he took another position at a non-profit about aging services called LeadingAge, while boasting partnerships with corporations like Capital One.

Clearly, it’s big business, with over $1.1 Billion USD in assets to manage, including 25,000 housing units under their management, according to their site. But it’s not a merit-based one. It’s based on who you know in Washington D.C. to get access to administer federal grants.

Then, it’s about justifying your existence, not by performance, but through social and political pressure, implementing DEI that its proponents argue correct historical wrongs, assuming no difference in performance outcomes.

But the president himself and executive team profit big. They stay in power and make a nice salary, which is where the profit aspect of the non profit comes in, along with all the jobs for locals in the community, and jobs that mainly go to diverse candidates, further strengthening their grips on both opportunity for local jobs and hidden political power, as well as the continued flow of Federal funds.

The VA is No Better and Is Dangerous to Veterans

As a veteran, I refuse to go to the VA any more. They were just the same. They were shown to have been the cause of veterans’ deaths under their care because the federal government will spend all its time on DEI initiatives but not update its IT system, resulting in veterans dying.

At the end of the day, you start to realize this entire homelessness industrial complex is really just a DEI daycare center for adults who aren’t proven reliable or competent. A chosen one reigns atop it all, doing no work, spending other people’s money, and ruining many people’s lives, including the ones they supposedly exist to serve.

So the next time you assume there’s a veteran’s organization out there that’s going to help the veteran, just remember all of the graft, and that you probably wouldn’t trust the federal government with much more than national defense and the mail service, which, going off recent performances, isn’t doing too well, as USPS downsizing and extended waiting times for mail have shown.

4 Venezuelans showed up to a homeless shelter in FL, got to skip the line ahead of everyone else, and were moved into private, hotel-like rooms, as Americans were turned away or slept in a military-style dorm. Then, the Venezuelans, who couldn't speak English, got jobs at 7-11 🤔 pic.twitter.com/7T19SgZCZs

— Starbage (@TGP144) September 10, 2025

What US Federal Law Says: All Non Profts That Don’t End DEI Face Extinction

In January 2025, a series of executive orders were issued to end federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. These orders, particularly Executive Orders 14151 (“Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing”) and 14173 (“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”), directly impact federal agencies and the organizations that receive federal funding.

The executive orders require federal agencies to terminate DEI-related offices, positions, grants, and contracts. For organizations, this includes a new mandate in federal contracts and grants, compelling them to certify they are not operating any DEI programs that are deemed to violate federal anti-discrimination laws.

Failure to comply with these new stipulations could lead to the revocation of federal grants and potentially expose an organization to civil enforcement actions under the False Claims Act. The move effectively reframes DEI initiatives as forms of illegal discrimination, marking a significant shift in federal policy.

Now we just need to enforce it.