Social workers hope to see an end to veteran homelessness in Kern County this year.

Volunteers with the Ready for Zero program have made a by-name list of each vet to help them qualify for services, and United Way director Christine Lollar thinks the seven-year-old project is better than what was done before, where the county treated substance abuse before getting folks into housing.

Ready for Zero is completely funded each year by a federal grant.

Kelli Forsch