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Homeless Veterans: Senator Murray Announces Grants for Homeless Veterans Employment and Training
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that the Department of Labor has chosen to award the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs with $800,000 in grants to assist homeless veterans in Washington state. The grant funding, part of the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), will be used to reincorporate homeless veterans into the labor force. The funding will be distributed to the following organizations and locations in Washington state:
"Too many of our veterans have served our nation only to come home to unemployment and homelessness. Ensuring that our nation’s heroes have housing and jobs when they return home is the least a grateful nation can provide,” Senator Murray said. “These grants are an important step towards reaching that goal and this funding will go a long way towards helping homeless veterans in Washington state.” HVRP grantees enroll thousands of homeless veterans annually in programs that involve emergency shelter, substance abuse counseling and treatment, job counseling and referral, employment assistance, transportation, housing and clothing. The HVRP program requires grantees to involve organizations in the local community. Many HVRP programs focus on partnering with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), local faith-based and community organizations, and social service agencies. Earlier this year, Senator Murray worked to secure $75 million for housing vouchers that are being distributed to help 10,070 homeless veterans find housing across the country, including 250 in Washington state. Senator Murray secured the funding using her role as Chair of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee. Some facts about veterans homelessness in Washington state and the U.S.:
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