The number of homeless veterans in Florida is dropping dramatically, and programs like the Mission United program by United Way in Broward County are playing a role in that.

Monica Mitchell's time serving in the U.S. Army in the 1990's took her around the World.

"When I was in Germany I actually went to Czechoslovakia. I went to Spain," Mitchell said.

After her time in the service, she took a job with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) helping other veterans. But, she said she needed help in 2021 when her house's rent kept increasing to where she couldn't afford it. She said she had to move in with her mother.

"When you have to share a room with your teenage daughter," Mitchell said. "We're sleeping in the same bed. It was pretty rough."

Mitchell eventually realize

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