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Many Wisconsin military veterans
may soon end up homeless.

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Again.

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I'm Steven Potter, a reporter
with PBS Wisconsin news.

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Two facilities
that provide housing for

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dozens of Wisconsin's
homeless veterans

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are now set to
close at the end of September

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due to a lack of state funding.

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Funding for those facilities,
like this one in Chippewa Falls

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and another one in Green Bay,
came from something

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called the Veterans
Housing and Recovery Program.

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Officials say
they want to find alternative

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housing for the veterans
as soon as possible,

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but nothing is guaranteed.

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One option for these veterans
is to seek help

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through other
housing initiatives.

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But other housing initiatives
are often limited

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and can have long waitlists.

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And such initiatives
don't provide assistance

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for the unique
and sensitive needs of veterans.

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For more on this and to find out
what's next for these veterans

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See my story about
it at PBS wisconsin.org.