More to be done, vet says, as North Dakota sees uptick in veteran homelessness
Michael Hauck, 64, left, a homeless veteran, sits next to Kris Morrissette, behavioral health manager at Ministry on the Margins in Bismarck, before being transported to a nearby hotel as he awaits approval to move into a nearby apartment on Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
Michael Hauck, a homeless veteran, walks next to his behavioral health manager before being transported to a nearby hotel as he awaits approval to move into a nearby apartment. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
ND Veteran Affairs preparing $500,000 grant program focused on homelessness
By Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor Michael Hauck served as a staff sergeant, combat engineer for the U.S. Army in Germany, Egypt and the states of Georgia and Washington. After 12 years, he called it a career and transitioned to civilian life, but he never expected to find himself homeless at 64.