won't begin to solve problem of homeless
veterans.
Once again, the VA is shortchanging our
homeless Brothers and Sisters.
Just $24 million in grants.
Pick a major city...any major city...and they
need more than $24 million.
Look at the figures below. Just a little
over a million dollars for Los Angeles. Boston gets less than
half-a-million. And, nothing for Chicago...maybe they solved the
homeless veteran problem in Chicago and never told us.
There truly is no shame at VA Central Office.
Below you will find the VA's
self-congratulatory press release followed by a list of completely
inadequate grants.
VA Announces $24 Million in Grants for Homeless
Programs
July 11, 2007
WASHINGTON – Homeless veterans in 37 states will get more assistance,
thanks to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) selection of 92
community organizations to receive funds for transitional housing this
year.
“Only through a dedicated partnership with community and faith-based
organizations can we hope to reduce homelessness among veterans,” said
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson. "These partnerships provide
safe, comfortable housing in caring communities for veterans who need a
helping hand."
VA has identified the public and community non-profit groups eligible to
receive payments for housing and supportive services to homeless
veterans through three VA programs:
* Fifty-three organizations will receive $10 million to provide about
1,000 transitional housing beds under VA’s per diem program;
* Thirty-six groups will receive $12 million
for programs for homeless veterans who are seriously mentally, women,
including women with children, frail elderly or terminally ill;
*Three organizations will receive about $2
million for various technical assistance projects.
The grants are part of VA’s continuing efforts to reduce homelessness
among veterans. VA has the largest integrated network of homeless
assistance programs in the country. In many cities and rural areas, VA
social workers and other clinicians working with community and
faith-based partners conduct extensive outreach programs, clinical
assessments, medical treatments, alcohol and drug abuse counseling and
employment assistance.
Much work remains to be done, but the partnership effort is making
significant progress. Today, it is estimated that fewer than 200,000
veterans may be homeless on an average night, which represents a 20
percent reduction during the past six years.
More information about VA’s homeless programs is available on the
Internet at
http://www.va.gov/homeless . A list of recipients is available
below.
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Grants for Homeless Programs
VA Announces $24
Million in Grants for Homeless Programs
State
City
Recipients
Amount
Program
Ala.
Tuscaloosa
The
Salvation Army
$114,245
10 beds
Ariz
Phoenix
Central Arizona Shelter
and Services
$491,253
43 beds
Ark
Little Rock
St. Francis
House
$77,286
20 beds
for mentally ill
Calif.
Long Beach
United States Veterans
Initiative
$135,115
10 beds
for women vets
Los Angeles
Single
Room Occupancy Housing Corporation
$274,188
24 beds
Los Angeles
Salvation
Army, a Calif. Corp.
$158,990
15 beds
for women vets
Los Angeles
Salvation
Army
$235,013
10 beds
for mentally ill
Los Angeles
Volunteers of America, Los
Angeles
$317,450
25 beds
for frail elderly
Sacramento
Vietnam Veterans
of Calif.
$360,180
12 beds
for mentally ill
Sacramento
Vietnam Veterans
of Calif.
$279,679
6 beds
for women vets
San Diego
Vietnam Veterans
of San
Diego
$450,000
30 beds
for mentally ill
San Francisco
Swords to
Plowshares
$196,916
6 beds
for frail elderly
San Francisco
Swords to
Plowshares
$531,357
20 beds
for mentally ill
Colo.
Denver
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
$217,965
19 beds
Denver
Denver Dept. of
Human Services
$114,245
10 beds
Denver
The
Salvation Army
$114,245
10 beds
Denver
Catholic
Charities
$450,000
18 beds
for mentally ill
Conn.
Bridgeport
Applied
Behavioral Rehabilitation and Research
$277,000
40 beds
for mentally ill
Hartford
South
Park, Inn, Inc.
$45,698
4 beds
D.C.
Washington
National
Coalition for Homeless Veterans
$800,000
Technical
assistance
Fla.
Cocoa
Volunteers of America of Fla.
$165,756
40 beds
for mentally ill
.
Daytona Beach
The
Salvation Army
$79,971
7 beds
Gainesville
Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc.
$182,792
16 beds
Kissimmee
The
Transition House, Inc.
$502,678
44 beds
Tampa
Agency
for Community Treatment
$29,436
9 beds
for women vets
Guam
East Hagatna
The
Salvation Army Guam Corps
$68,547
6 beds
Idaho
Boise
El Ada,
Inc.
$137,094
12 beds
Supportive Housing & Innovative Partnerships, Inc.
$228,490
20 beds
Coeur d’Alene & PostFalls
St.
Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau
$114,245
10 beds
Ill.
Manteno
State of Illinois
$171,367
15 beds
Ind.
Indianapolis
Health
Net, Inc.
$171,367
15 beds
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Veterans Assistance Foundation
$152,457
24 beds
for mentally ill
Kan.
Summerfield
CareCenter of the
Good Shepherd
$285,512
25 beds
La.
Baton Rouge
Ravens
Outreach Center, Inc.
$342,735
30 beds
Lafayette
Lafayette
Catholic Service Centers, Inc.
$45,698
4 beds
Mass.
Boston
Vietnam Veterans
Workshop
$124,443
15 beds
for frail elderly
Boston
Vietnam Veterans
Workshop
$301,632
20 beds
for mentally ill
Leeds
United
Veterans of America
$144,484
8 beds
for women vets
Leeds
United
Veterans of America
$387,945
25 beds
for mentally ill
Leominster
Veterans
Hospice Homestead
$55,963
12 beds
for terminally ill
Worcester
Massachusetts Veterans
$236,324
20 beds
for mentally ill
.
Worcester
Massachusetts Veterans, Inc.
$502,678
44 beds
Md.
Elkton
The Cecil
County Men’s Shelter, Inc.
$114,245
10 beds
Hagerstown
Way
Station
$366,524
10 beds
for mentally ill
Mich.
Grand Rapids
Goodwill
Industries
$342,735
30 beds
Minn.
Minneapolis
Catholic
Charities of Archdiocese of St.
Paul & Minneapolis
$171,367
15 beds
Mo.
Columbia
Phoenix
Programs, Inc.
$102,821
9 beds
Miss.
Moselle &
Hattiesburg
Region
XII Commission on Mental Health and Retardation
$228,490
20 beds
N.J.
Lyons
Community
Hope
$157,905
70 beds
for mentally ill
N.M.
Albuquerque
Metropolitan Homelessness Project
$171,368
15 Beds
Gallup
Community
Area Resource Enterprise (CARE 66)
$171,368
15 beds
N.Y.
Ballston
Spa
SaratogaCounty Rural
Preservation Co.
$91,396
8 beds
Bayshore
United
Veterans Beacon House
$50,000
16 beds
for frail elderly
Brooklyn
Doe Fund
$1,596,581
138 beds
Bronx &
Brooklyn
Volunteers of America Greater New
York
$56,952
47 beds
Menands
Altamont Program
$350,000
20 beds
for mentally ill
Menands
Altamont Program
$114,245
10 beds
Staten Island
Public
Resources Inc.
$996,446
Technical
assistance
N. C.
Greensboro
ServantCenter
$350,000
5 beds
for terminally ill
Raleigh
Governor’s Institute on Alcohol & Substance Abuse
$992,860
Technical
assistance
Ridgecrest
FIRST at Blue
Ridge
$228,490
20 Beds
Ohio
Circleville
Pickaway County Community Action Organization, Inc.
$68,547
6 beds
Cleveland
JosephsHome
$34,274
3 beds
Northern Ohio Recovery
Association
$68,547
6 beds
Cleveland
Volunteers of America of Ohio
$280,100
25 beds
for mentally ill
Cleveland
West SideCatholicCenter
$80,000
3 beds
for women vets
Columbus
Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio
$433,990
20 beds
for mentally ill
Dayton
The Other
Place
$114,245
10 beds
Youngstown
Meridian
Services, Inc.
$114245
10 beds
Okla.
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Mental
Health Council (Red Rock Behavioral Health Services
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