"The shutdown has been the straw that has broken the camel's back,"
"I don't have my food stamps. I'm wondering if I'll ever get my social security. Can't get my confirmation on the eligibility for the VA. I can't get confirmation for anything."
"I may not wake up one day. I have congestive heart failure. I'm working with half a heart. I'm not even supposed to be out here. The elements and me, and the great outdoors are not getting along right now. I'm supposed to be indoors and, as a veteran, we should be."
Raymond Delgado, an unhoused Army veteran in San Jose for ten years, is experiencing intensified hardship due to the federal government shutdown. He lacks food stamps and faces uncertainty about receiving social security while unable to obtain confirmation of VA eligibility. The Department of Veterans Affairs has a contingency plan and continues some homelessness services, but some resources are temporarily cut and some available supports do not meet his needs. Delgado has congestive heart failure and describes living outdoors as worsening his medical risks. Many other unhoused veterans and residents are also affected by service disruptions.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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