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VETS News Release: [07/01/2004]
Contact Name: Mike
Biddle
Phone Number: (202) 693-5051
U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Grants to
Aid Homeless Veterans in 31 States
Grants Totaling $17 Million Will Help Thousands of
Veterans Find Jobs
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today
announced $17 million in grants to train and employ homeless veterans. The
grants were awarded under the Department of Labor’s Homeless Veterans
Reintegration Program (HVRP).
New Grantees were awarded $6.7 million dollars in 16 states, and current
program grantees received $10.3 million in second-year funding.
“Through the department's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program,
about 12,000 American veterans across 31 states will receive $17 million in
funding for occupational training, education, placement assistance and other
key services,” Secretary Chao said. “President George W. Bush and I
are dedicated to making sure that no veteran is left behind.”
HVRP expedites the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor
force. The grants provide homeless veterans with job training and placement
assistance. The Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training
Service (VETS) expects that more than 8,000 homeless veterans will gain
employment as a result of these grants.
Funds are awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce
investment boards, local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations,
including faith-based and community organizations, which have familiarity with
the area and population to be served and can administer an effective program.
HVRP has been recognized nationwide as an extraordinarily efficient program and
is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on employment of veterans
who are homeless.
Attached is a list of grant recipients. For more information on the
Department of Labor’s unemployment and re-employment programs, go to
www.dol.gov.
* indicates second-year funding. All others grants are first-year
funded.
|
State |
HVRP Grantee |
Grant Award |
Area to be Served |
|
*AL |
Aletheia House |
$250,000 |
Birmingham, Jefferson County |
|
AZ |
United States Veterans Initiative, Inc. |
$300,000 |
Phoenix-Mesa, Marricopa, AZ |
|
*AZ |
Pima County |
$200,000 |
Pima County and Tuscon |
|
CA |
The Salvation Army |
$300,000 |
City of Los Angeles, Co. of Los Angeles |
|
CA |
Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, Inc. |
$230,000 |
San Diego County, CA |
|
CA |
Vietnam Veterans of California |
$255,000 |
Sacramento City, Sacramento, Yolo, Eldorado counties |
|
CA |
Swords to Plowshares |
$300,000 |
San Francisco, CA |
|
CA |
City of Sunnyvale |
$275,000 |
Santa Clara County |
|
CA |
North County Interfaith Council |
$155,000 |
North San Diego Co. (including Escondido &
Oceanside) |
|
CA |
Vietnam Veterans of California, Inc. |
$150,000 |
Cities of Eureka and Arcata in Humboldt County |
|
*CA |
Mental Health Systems, |
$298,094 |
East Region San Diego County, CA |
|
*CA |
Volunteers of America, |
$300,000 |
Los Angeles County |
|
*CA |
P.A.T.H., Los Angeles |
$102,000 |
Los Angeles County |
|
*CA |
New Directions, Inc. |
$229,694 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County |
|
*CA |
U.S. Vets Initiative |
$300,000 |
Long Beach, Los Angeles County |
|
*CA |
Vietnam Vets of North San Diego |
$250,000 |
North City Region of San Diego |
|
*CA |
Salvation Army Los Angeles |
$160,000 |
Los Angeles "Skid Row" |
|
*CO |
City & County of Denver |
$238,723 |
City and County of Denver |
|
*CT |
The WorkPlace, Inc, Bridgeport |
$299,880 |
Fairfield County |
|
*DC |
All Faith Consortium, |
$299,799 |
District of Columbia |
|
*DC |
Peoples Involvement Corp. |
$294,060 |
Washington, D.C. |
|
*FL |
Volunteers of America, Tampa |
$150,000 |
Jacksonville |
|
HI |
Network Enterprises, Inc. |
$265,000 |
City and Co. of Honolulu & State of Hawaii |
|
HI |
United States Veterans Initiative |
$200,000 |
Hawaii, Kalaeloa |
|
*IA |
Churches United Inc. of Greater Des Moines |
$177,300 |
City of Des Moines and Polk County |
|
*IL |
The Inner Voice, Chicago, IL |
$300,000 |
Chicago, Cook County |
|
*IN |
Healthnet, Inc. |
$278,294 |
Indianapolis, Marion County |
|
KY |
Volunteers of America Kentucky, Inc. |
$200,000 |
23 Appalachian (Eastern) Counties of Kentucky |
|
KY |
Volunteers of America Kentucky/ West Virginia |
$200,000 |
14 Appalachian Counties in West Virginia |
|
*KY |
Ohio Valley Goodwill Kentucky |
$295,000 |
Northern Kentucky Counties of Kenton, Campbell, and
Boone |
|
LA |
Quad Area Community Action Agency |
$250,000 |
Ascension, Livingston, E.&W.Feliciana, St. Helena,
Washington, Tangipahoa |
|
MA |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
$200,000 |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
|
MA |
Massachusetts Veterans Inc. |
$122,169 |
North Central Massachusetts |
|
MA |
United Veterans of America, Inc. |
$220,000 |
Berkshire & Hampshire Counties |
|
*MA |
Vietnam Vets Workshop |
$168,761 |
Eastern Massachusetts |
|
MD |
Maryland Cntr. for Veterans Edu. & Training, Inc. |
$248,364 |
Greater Baltimore Area, Baltimore County |
|
*MD |
Way Station, Inc. |
$299,640 |
Throughout Maryland |
|
ME |
Maine Depart. of Labor/BES/CCTRC |
$199,777 |
State of Maine |
|
MI |
Michigan Veterans Foundation |
$264,372 |
Detroit-Wayne County |
|
*MN |
MN Assistance Council of Vets |
$300,000 |
Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington and Scott |
|
MO |
St. Patrick Center |
$293,100 |
Missouri Statewide, Southern, IL |
|
*MO |
City of St. Louis |
$295,000 |
St. Louis Metropolitan Area |
|
NC |
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry |
$198,200 |
North Carolina-18 Counties |
|
*NJ |
Urban Renewal Corporation, Newark |
$300,000 |
Essex and Hudson Counties |
|
NY |
Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc. |
$295,350 |
5 Counties of NYC |
|
NY |
United Veterans Beacon House, Inc. |
$108,800 |
Queens, Nassau, Suffolk Counties, NY |
|
NY |
The Saratoga Co. Rural Preservation |
$115,750 |
Saratoga, Rensalaer, Warrren,Washington and Schnectady
Counties |
|
*NY |
Vets Outreach Center |
$300,000 |
City of Rochester, Counties of Monroe Livingston, Ontario,
Orleans, and Wayne |
|
*NY |
Salvation Army Rochester |
$163,437 |
City of Rochester, County of Monroe |
|
*NY |
Nassau County |
$75,000 |
Nassau County |
|
*NY |
Western NY Vets Housing Coalition |
$162,475 |
Buffalo, Erie County and Niagara Falls, Niagara County |
|
*NY |
Goodwill Industries of Western NY |
$194,340 |
Western NY, Counties of Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, and
Cattaraugus |
|
OH |
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehab. Center, Inc. |
$299,440 |
Cincinnati Metro Area (Hamilton, Butler, Warren
Counties) |
|
*OH |
Volunteers of America of Central Ohio, Columbus |
$266,136 |
Columbus, Franklin County |
|
*OH |
Volunteers of America, NE & NC |
$300,000 |
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County |
|
*OK |
Tulsa Area WI |
$300,000 |
Tulsa, Creek, Osage, Pawnee, and Rogers Counties |
|
OR |
Central City Concern |
$298,440 |
Portland, OR-Vancouver, WA Metro Statistical Area |
|
*PA |
Impact Services Corp, Philadelphia |
$250,000 |
Greater Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania |
|
*PA |
Vietnam Vets Leadership Program of W. PA, Inc. |
$291,918 |
City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County |
|
*PA |
Philadelphia Vet Multi-Service & Education Center |
$250,000 |
Greater Philadelphia Area and Chester, Bucks, Montgomery, and
Delaware Counties |
|
*SC |
SC Employment Security |
$200,000 |
Statewide Commission, Columbia |
|
*SC |
Goodwill Industries of Lower SC |
$172,280 |
Chas, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties |
|
*TN |
Operation Stand Down |
$300,000 |
Nashville, Davidson County |
|
*TN |
Volunteers of America of KY&TN |
$300,000 |
Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Sevier and Union Cos. |
|
TX |
American GI Forum Nat. Vets Outreach Program |
$250,000 |
Houston, Harris County |
|
TX |
American GI Forum Nat. Vets Outreach Program |
$300,000 |
San Antonio, Bexar County |
|
*WA |
Snohomish Co. Workforce Dev. Council, Everett |
$175,000 |
Snohomish County |
|
*WA |
Washington Dept VA |
$300,000 |
City of Seattle, Puget Sound Region of King, Kitsap, Pierce,
Snohomish and Thurston Counties |
|
WI |
Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc. |
$137,166 |
Monroe and Waupaca Counties |
|
*WI |
Center for Veterans Issues |
$215,549 |
Racine County |
|
*WI |
Milwaukee County VSO |
$250,000 |
Milwaukee County |
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