Homelessness
Guide to Accessing Employment and Income Support Programs for Homeless Veterans New!
Information about organizations working to prevent homelessness among Veterans and Service Members, and assisting those who are currently homeless.
2009 Calendar for Events Helping Homeless Veterans
All Faith Consortium (AFC) Programs for Homeless Veterans
Assistance for Homeless Veterans Fact Sheet
Coordinating Community Plans Guidebook
DOL-VETS Grants for Stand Down Support
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?
Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) - Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Program
Department of Housing & Urban Development Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET)
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.
Directory of Homeless & Housing Advocacy Coalitions
List of organizations working at the state and local level to prevent homelessness and help people who are homeless. Download the directory.
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Homeless Veterans Initiative
Helps homeless Veterans make the transition from life on the streets to one of productivity and normalcy.
Emergency & Transitional Housing Assistance
FirstStep - Benefits for People Who Are Homeless
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.
GovAmerica - Free Federal, Military & Family Guides
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.
Homeless Veteran Employment Assistance Guide for Service Providers
Homeless Veteran Program Coordinators
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)
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.
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) Fact Sheet
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.
Homeless Veterans' Emergency Housing Facility (HVEHF) Video
Homelessness Resource Exchange
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
National Coalition for the Homeless
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.
PATH - Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
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.
The American Veterans & Service Members Survival Guide
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.
VA Announces $36 Million in Grants for Homeless Programs
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).
VA Programs for Homeless Veterans