Issue(s) Addressed: The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. reports on any given night there are 700,000 to 2 million people in the U.S. homeless.. Guests: . Lela Jordon is the Community Services Coordinator at the Vickers House. a community one-stop resource center created by City of West Palm Beach.addressing the needs of persons in transition. Jordan says its a difficult task nationwide in 1999, she completed the renovation of the 1939 Vickers with the help of the community’s hard working volunteers. The U. S. Department of Veterans Affair says homeless veterans are mostly single males from poor, disadvantaged communities. 45% of these veterans suffer from mental illness, and half have substance abuse problems . The county has a lack of shelter to meet the communities needs