WASHINGTON – Homeless veterans in 37 states will get more assistance, thanks to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) selection of 92 community organizations to receive funds for transitional housing this year.
“Only through a dedicated partnership with community and faith-based organizations can we hope to reduce homelessness among veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson. “These partnerships provide safe, comfortable housing in caring communities for veterans who need a helping hand.”
VA has identified the public and community non-profit groups eligible to receive payments for housing and supportive services to homeless veterans through three VA programs:
- Fifty-three organizations will receive $10 million to provide about 1,000 transitional housing beds under VA’s per diem program;
- Thirty-six groups will receive $12 million for programs for homeless veterans who are seriously mentally, women, including women with children, frail elderly or terminally ill;
- Three organizations will receive about $2 million for various technical assistance projects.
The grants are part of VA’s continuing efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans. VA has the largest integrated network of homeless assistance programs in the country. In many cities and rural areas, VA social workers and other clinicians working with community and faith-based partners conduct extensive outreach programs, clinical assessments, medical treatments, alcohol and drug abuse counseling and employment assistance.
Much work remains to be done, but the partnership effort is making significant progress. Today, it is estimated that fewer than 200,000 veterans may be homeless on an average night, which represents a 20 percent reduction during the past six years.
More information about VA’s homeless programs is available on the Internet at http://www.va.gov/homeless. A list of recipients is available by clicking on the link below.
List of Recipients
VA Announces $24 Million in Grants for Homeless Programs
State | City | Recipients | Amount | Program |
Ala. | Tuscaloosa | The Salvation Army | $114,245 | 10 beds |
Ariz | Phoenix | Central Arizona Shelter and Services | $491,253 | 43 beds |
Ark | Little Rock | St. Francis House | $77,286 | 20 beds for mentally ill |
Calif. | Long Beach | United States Veterans Initiative | $135,115 | 10 beds for women vets |
| Los Angeles | Single Room Occupancy Housing Corporation | $274,188 | 24 beds |
| Los Angeles | Salvation Army, a Calif. Corp. | $158,990 | 15 beds for women vets |
| Los Angeles | Salvation Army | $235,013 | 10 beds for mentally ill |
| Los Angeles | Volunteers of America , Los Angeles | $317,450 | 25 beds for frail elderly |
| Sacramento | Vietnam Veterans of Calif. | $360,180 | 12 beds for mentally ill |
| Sacramento | Vietnam Veterans of Calif. | $279,679 | 6 beds for women vets |
| San Diego | Vietnam Veterans of San Diego | $450,000 | 30 beds for mentally ill |
| San Francisco | Swords to Plowshares | $196,916 | 6 beds for frail elderly |
| San Francisco | Swords to Plowshares | $531,357 | 20 beds for mentally ill |
Colo. | Denver | Colorado Coalition for the Homeless | $217,965 | 19 beds |
| Denver | Denver Dept. of Human Services | $114,245 | 10 beds |
| Denver | The Salvation Army | $114,245 | 10 beds |
| Denver | Catholic Charities | $450,000 | 18 beds for mentally ill |
Conn. | Bridgeport | Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation and Research | $277,000 | 40 beds for mentally ill |
| Hartford | South Park, Inn, Inc. | $45,698 | 4 beds |
D.C. | Washington | National Coalition for Homeless Veterans | $800,000 | Technical assistance |
Fla. | Cocoa | Volunteers of America of Fla. | $165,756 | 40 beds for mentally ill |
. | Daytona Beach | The Salvation Army | $79,971 | 7 beds |
| Gainesville | Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc. | $182,792 | 16 beds |
| Kissimmee | The Transition House, Inc. | $502,678 | 44 beds |
| Tampa | Agency for Community Treatment | $29,436 | 9 beds for women vets |
Guam | East Hagatna | The Salvation Army Guam Corps | $68,547 | 6 beds |
Idaho | Boise | El Ada, Inc. | $137,094 | 12 beds |
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| Supportive Housing & Innovative Partnerships, Inc. | $228,490 | 20 beds |
| Coeur d’Alene & Post Falls | St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau | $114,245
| 10 beds |
Ill. | Manteno | State of Illinois | $171,367 | 15 beds |
Ind. | Indianapolis | Health Net, Inc. | $171,367 | 15 beds |
| Indianapolis | Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation | $152,457 | 24 beds for mentally ill |
Kan. | Summerfield | Care Center of the Good Shepherd | $285,512 | 25 beds |
La. | Baton Rouge | Ravens Outreach Center, Inc. | $342,735 | 30 beds |
| Lafayette | Lafayette Catholic Service Centers, Inc. | $45,698 | 4 beds |
Mass. | Boston | Vietnam Veterans Workshop | $124,443 | 15 beds for frail elderly |
| Boston | Vietnam Veterans Workshop | $301,632 | 20 beds for mentally ill |
| Leeds | United Veterans of America | $144,484 | 8 beds for women vets |
| Leeds | United Veterans of America | $387,945 | 25 beds for mentally ill |
| Leominster | Veterans Hospice Homestead | $55,963 | 12 beds for terminally ill |
| Worcester | Massachusetts Veterans | $236,324 | 20 beds for mentally ill |
. | Worcester | Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. | $502,678 | 44 beds |
Md. | Elkton | The Cecil County Men’s Shelter, Inc. | $114,245 | 10 beds |
| Hagerstown | Way Station | $366,524 | 10 beds for mentally ill |
Mich. | Grand Rapids | Goodwill Industries | $342,735 | 30 beds |
Minn. | Minneapolis | Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis | $171,367 | 15 beds |
Mo. | Columbia | Phoenix Programs, Inc. | $102,821 | 9 beds |
Miss. | Moselle & Hattiesburg | Region XII Commission on Mental Health and Retardation | $228,490 | 20 beds |
N.J. | Lyons | Community Hope | $157,905 | 70 beds for mentally ill |
N.M. | Albuquerque | Metropolitan Homelessness Project | $171,368 | 15 Beds |
| Gallup | Community Area Resource Enterprise (CARE 66) | $171,368 | 15 beds |
N.Y. | Ballston Spa | Saratoga County Rural Preservation Co. | $91,396 | 8 beds |
| Bayshore | United Veterans Beacon House | $50,000 | 16 beds for frail elderly |
| Brooklyn | Doe Fund | $1,596,581 | 138 beds |
| Bronx & Brooklyn | Volunteers of America Greater New York | $56,952 | 47 beds |
| Menands | Altamont Program | $350,000 | 20 beds for mentally ill |
| Menands | Altamont Program | $114,245 | 10 beds |
| Staten Island | Public Resources Inc. | $996,446 | Technical assistance |
N. C. | Greensboro | Servant Center | $350,000 | 5 beds for terminally ill |
| Raleigh | Governor’s Institute on Alcohol & Substance Abuse | $992,860 | Technical assistance |
| Ridgecrest | FIRST at Blue Ridge | $228,490 | 20 Beds |
Ohio | Circleville | Pickaway County Community Action Organization, Inc. | $68,547 | 6 beds |
| Cleveland | Josephs Home | $34,274 | 3 beds |
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| Northern Ohio Recovery Association | $68,547 | 6 beds |
| Cleveland | Volunteers of America of Ohio | $280,100 | 25 beds for mentally ill |
| Cleveland | West Side Catholic Center | $80,000 | 3 beds for women vets |
| Columbus | Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio | $433,990 | 20 beds for mentally ill |
| Dayton | The Other Place | $114,245 | 10 beds |
| Youngstown | Meridian Services, Inc. | $114245 | 10 beds |
Okla. | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma Mental Health Council (Red Rock Behavioral Health Services | $45,698 | 4 beds |
Ore. | Medford | Interfaith Care Community | $182,792 | 16 beds |
| Portland | Transition Projects, Inc. | $148,519 | 13 beds |
Pa. | Coatesville | Fresh Start Foundation | 60 | 60 beds |
| Coatesville | Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center | $224,228 | 30 beds for women vets |
| Ephrata | Pennsylvania American Legion Housing for Homeless Veterans Corp. | $57,123 | 5 beds |
| Harrisburg | Shalom House | $68,457 | 6 beds |
| Lancaster | Tabor Community Services, Inc. | $114,245 | 10 beds |
R.I. | Providence | Nickerson Community Center | $189,494 | 16 beds for mentally ill |
S.C. | Charleston | Crisis Ministries | $91,396 | 8 beds |
Tenn. | Kingsport | Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness | $171,368 | 15 beds |
Texas | El Paso | Opportunity Center for Homeless | $183,303 | 10 beds for mentally ill |
| Fort Worth | Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County | $437,500 | 24 beds for mentally ill |
| Houston | United States Veterans Initiative | $93,728 | 20 beds for mentally ill |
Utah | Salt Lake City | Catholic Community Services of Utah | $91,396 | 8 beds |
| Salt Lake City | First Step House | $337,389 | 12 beds for mentally ill |
Va. | Richmond | The Daily Planet, Inc. | $47,123 | 5 beds |
Wash. | Seattle | Low Income Housing Institute | $182,792 | 16 beds |
Wisc. | Milwaukee | Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd. | $137,094 | 12 beds |
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| Meta House, Inc. | $45,698 | 4 beds |
W.Va. | Fairmont | North Central West Virginia Community Action Association, Inc. | $57,123 | 5 beds |
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