17 Years Military to 10 Years Homeless in Los Angeles

I first met Bob last Sunday. I was invited to join West Valley Peoples Alliance on outreach in Chatsworth, a suburban neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. I forget how hot the in the San Fernando Valley gets. It was 109 degrees out. Far too hot for anyone to be outside, but tens of thousands of homeless people do what they can to survive. Bob spent 17 and 1, 2 years in the military until he was hurt on the job. It took almost five years of tests before they could validate his medical discharge. Around this time, Bob was going through a divorce, which made navigating the bureaucracy even harder. I have heard similar stories from other homeless veterans. Bob should be getting approximately 2, 700 every month in VA benefits and 2, 100 from Social Security. That amount combined would be enough to get Bob and his wife off the streets into an apartment. Instead, Bob receives 143 in total benefits every month. He cannot even get food stamps because they look at what Bob should be