National Resource Directory

Information about organizations working to prevent homelessness among Veterans and Service Members, and assisting those who are currently homeless.

Provides the 2009 calendar for Stand Down events scheduled across the United States. Stand Downs are typically one to three day events providing services to homeless Veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment.

Provides homeless Veterans with skill sets for entry into a structured training program supported by a career services component and permanent housing placement.

Addresses the needs of active duty military and Veterans as they transition from military duty to civilian life, or from active reserve status back to reserve status. Programs include Veterans restoration and transition, warrior transition and Veteran transitional housing.

Information on VA programs that provide assistance to homeless Veterans, including the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program, Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program, inpatient and outpatient health care, readjustment counseling and disability benefits and entitlements.

Explains the workforce planning process to housing and homelessness service practitioners, and provides practical examples of how planners involved in homeless services can provide input to Workforce Plans and develop partnerships with those involved in their creation.

The Department of Labor's (DOL) Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) supports local Stand Down events that assist homeless Veterans. These events are held in a local community where homeless Veterans are provided with a wide variety of social services. Read the grant announcement in the Federal Register. For more information see What is Stand Down?

Provides rental assistance under a supportive housing program for homeless Veterans. This program combines Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance for homeless Veterans with case management and clinical services provided by VA at its medical centers and in the community.

Promotes knowledge of and participation in the wide variety of HUD homeless assistance programs and services for Veterans and other individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Locate HUDVET in your state.

List of organizations working at the state and local level to prevent homelessness and help people who are homeless. Download the directory.

Helps homeless Veterans make the transition from life on the streets to one of productivity and normalcy.

Search by city and/or state for a community-based organization that provides services to homeless Veterans.

Online tool to assist case managers and outreach workers in finding services for the homeless. Includes information on key federal benefits programs that can support the homeless.

Provides comprehensive information on a variety of topics for Active Duty, Veterans and their families from employment issues such as pay, benefits and retirement to health care and personal family issues including finances, consumer issues and identity theft, and much more. Also offers a free newsletter for the federal and military communities and their families.

Provides guidance to homeless assistance and workforce development providers and planners to help them promote self-sufficiency among their clients by connecting them to mainstream employment and income support programs.

Resource to assist government agencies, community-based organizations, social workers, case managers and others who are helping homeless Veterans prepare for and obtain employment.

Contact information for VA homeless coordinators in every state.

Assists in reintegrating homeless Veterans into employment. Read the Fact Sheet on how State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs can be a valuable resource for reintegration efforts leading to employment for Veterans who are homeless and disabled.

Fact sheet from the Department of Labor that provides information on HVRP, which assists in reinegrating homeless Veterans into employment. Contact the Veterans' Employment and Training Service office nearest you for more information.

A non-profit housing facility started by a former homeless Veteran that provides homeless Veterans suffering from alcohol and drug dependency with transitional housing and support to help them obtain greater self-sufficiency.

An interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers, and public agencies at federal, state and local levels. A program of the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services.

Provides persons who need shelter with a locator to find contact information for Continuum of Care offices throughtout the country.

Information on housing, health needs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, employment, financial help, legal help, general assistance and toll-free hotlines.

National network of people who are or have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers and others committed to ending homelessness. Find where to go for help.

A SAMHSA grant program that funds the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and four U.S. Territories to support service delivery to individuals with serious mental illnesses, as well as individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders, who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Faith*Hope*Love*Charity, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides support for homeless Veterans through the Stand Down House, a transitional living facility that helps homeless Veterans with addictions, mental and physical illnesses, and other issues. Veteran placement is supported by the Health Care for Homeless Veterans and the Grant and Per Diem Programs through the VA Medical Center. There is also a three-quarter house, which provides an alternative living space for Veterans who are ready for independent living.

Transitional housing for homeless and/or chemically dependent Veterans, some of whom have coinciding mental illness.

Provides transition assistance, emergency shelter, mental health services, residential rehabilitation programs, job referrals and free legal attorney representation to Veterans and their families. Also includes information specific to the needs of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.

Provides invaluable information on how to navigate the bureaucracy of benefits and programs available to Active Duty military, National Guard, Reservists, Veterans and their family members. This free 599-page guide covers issues from educational help to vocational rehabilitation, from housing to citizenship.

Provides housing, counseling, job assistance and hope to homeless and at-risk Veterans. Call toll-free 1-877-527-8387 to find a location, or submit an online request for assistance.

Homeless Veterans in 35 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will get more assistance, through VA grants providing $36.7 million to community groups to create 1,526 beds for homeless Veterans this year.

Funds community agencies providing services to homeless Veterans so they can achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income and obtain greater self-determination. See frequently asked questions (FAQs).

Programs and initiatives designed to help homeless Veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible.

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