Fifty Five thousand women who have served in the military are homeless, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. It's a statistic you don't hear too much about... but it's one that's growing. In fact women are 4 times more likely than male veterans to end up homeless.

One woman is working to change that AND start lowering that number one woman at at time... and she is our "Breakthrough Woman."

Barbara Marshall served her country as a Chaplain in the Navy. She no longer wears that uniform, but she is still serving her country and supporting other female military members at Steps N Stages' Jubilee House. A home for homeless, female, military veterans and their children.

If you know a woman who is breaking through barriers to improve her community, we want to tell her story too... visit the "Breakthrough Woman" assignment page at iReport.com and tell us about he