WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded 72 grants worth nearly $14 million to public and private non-profit groups for programs assisting homeless veterans.
“Only through a dedicated partnership with community and faith-based organizations can we hope to end chronic homelessness among the men and women who have served this country in uniform,” said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
This latest round of grants brings to more than 1,100 the number of community-based beds provided by public and community non-profit and faith-based organizations in 34 states and the District of Columbia.
“These men and women served our nation during its times of need, and many now live with inadequate shelter, food or medical care,” Nicholson added. “They are our country’s forgotten heroes. They have every right to live the American dream.”
It has been estimated that approximately 200,000 veterans may be homeless on any given night, and twice that number may be homeless during the course of a year. Approximately one-third of homeless adult males and nearly one-quarter of homeless adults have served in the armed forces.
VA has the largest integrated network of homeless assistance programs in the country. It is the only federal agency that provides substantial one-on-one contact with the homeless. In many cities and rural areas, VA social workers and other clinicians conduct extensive outreach programs, clinical assessments, medical treatment, alcohol and drug abuse counseling and employment assistance.
More information about VA’s homeless programs is available on the Internet at http://www.va.gov/homeless.
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Attached is a list of Homeless Grants for 2006
VA’s Homeless Grants, 2006
State | City | Recipient |
Ala. | Mobile | Volunteers of America Southeast, Inc. |
Alaska | Anchorage | The Salvation Army |
Calif. | Escondido | North County Interfaith Council, Inc. |
| Fresno | Sober Living Support Services, Inc. |
| Los Angeles | The Salvation Army, a California Corporation |
| San Diego | Vietnam Veterans of San Diego |
| San Diego | Vietnam Veterans of San Diego |
| Santa Ana | Veterans First |
| Santa Ana | Veterans First |
Conn. | West Haven | Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund |
Colo. | Denver | Denver Department of Human Services |
D.C. | Washington | All Faith Consortium, Inc. |
| Washington | Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. |
Fla. | Lake City | Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc. |
Ga. | Thomasville | The Homeplace Shelter |
Ill. | Hebron | Transitional Living Services |
Iowa | Des Moines | 180 Degrees, Inc. |
| Iowa City | Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services |
Kan. | Leavenworth | Dwight D. Eisenhower Reveille Homes |
La. | Hammond | Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc. |
| New Orleans | Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans, Inc. |
| Shreveport | United Veterans Beacon House, Inc. |
Maine | Portland | Volunteers of America Northern New England |
| Biddeford | Community Housing of Maine, Inc. |
Md. | Hagerstown | Way Station, Inc. |
Mass. | Fitchburg | Veteran Hospice Homestead, Inc. |
| Williamstown | Turner House Living Center for Veterans, Inc. |
| Worcester | Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. |
| Worcester | Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. |
Mo. | Kansas City | The Salvation Army |
| St. Louis | Catholic Family Services |
| Webb City | The HOUSE, Inc. |
| Webb City | The HOUSE, Inc. |
Mont. | Helena | Montana Veterans Foundation |
N.Y. | Canandaigua | Finger Lakes Addictions Counseling and Referral Agency, Inc. |
| Yonkers | Westhab, Inc. |
| Chester | Volunteers of America, Greater New York |
| Montrose | Common Ground Community HDFC |
| New York | Common Ground Community IV HDFC |
| Rochester | Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. |
| Rochester | The Salvation Army |
N.J. | Lyons | Community Hope, Inc. |
| Winslow | New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs |
Nev. | Las Vegas | HELP Las Vegas Housing Corporation II |
N.C. | Durham | Healing With CAARE, Inc. |
Okla. | Tulsa | 12 & 12, Inc. |
Ore. | Medford | Interfaith Care Community |
Penn. | Bethlehem | Victory House of Lehigh Valley |
| Pittsburgh | Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard |
| Philadelphia | Project HOME |
| Philadelphia | Impact Services Corporation |
R.I. | Providence | Northern Rhode Island Community Mental Health Center, Inc. |
Tenn. | Nashville | Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc. |
Texas | Austin | Foundation Communities, Inc. |
| Fort Worth | Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County, Inc. |
| Houston | United States Veterans Initiative |
Utah | Salt Lake City | Housing Assistance Management Enterprise |
| Salt Lake City | Utahns For Veterans |
Va. | Richmond | Emergency Shelter, Inc. |
Wash. | Retsil | State of Washington |
| Walla Walla | Housing Authority of the City of Walla Walla |
W.Va. | Charleston | Roark-Sullivan Lifeway Center, Inc. |
Wisc. | Tomah | Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc. |
Wy. | Cheyenne | Community Action of Laramie County, Inc. |
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