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
NorthCounty 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.
LakeCity
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 AmericaNorthern New England
Biddeford
Community Housing of Maine, Inc.
Md.
Hagerstown
Way Station, Inc.
Mass.
Fitchburg
Veteran Hospice Homestead, Inc.
Williamstown
TurnerHouseLivingCenter for Veterans, Inc.
Worcester
Massachusetts Veterans, Inc.
Worcester
Massachusetts Veterans, Inc.
Mo.
Kansas City
The Salvation Army
St. Louis
Catholic Family Services
WebbCity
The HOUSE, Inc.
WebbCity
The HOUSE, Inc.
Mont.
Helena
Montana Veterans Foundation
N.Y.
Canandaigua
Finger LakesAddictions 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 LehighValley
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.
