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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 & Post  Falls	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	Care  Center  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	Saratoga  County  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	Servant  Center	$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	Josephs  Home	$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 Side  Catholic Center	$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	$45,698	4 beds
Ore.	Medford	Interfaith Care Community	$182,792	16 beds
	Portland	Transition Projects, Inc.	$148,519	13 beds
Pa.	Coatesville	Fresh Start Foundation	60	60 beds
	Coatesville	Philadelphia  Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center	$224,228	30 beds for women vets
	Ephrata	Pennsylvania  American Legion Housing for Homeless Veterans Corp.	$57,123	5 beds
	Harrisburg	Shalom House	$68,457	6 beds
	Lancaster	Tabor Community Services, Inc.	$114,245	10 beds
R.I.	Providence	Nickerson  Community Center	$189,494	16 beds for mentally ill
S.C.	Charleston	Crisis Ministries	$91,396	8 beds
Tenn.	Kingsport	Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness	$171,368	15 beds
Texas	El Paso	Opportunity  Center  for Homeless	$183,303	10 beds for mentally ill
	Fort Worth	Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant  County	$437,500	24 beds for mentally ill
	Houston	United States  Veterans Initiative	$93,728	20 beds for mentally ill
Utah	Salt Lake City	Catholic Community Services of Utah	$91,396	8 beds
	Salt Lake City	First Step House	$337,389	12 beds for mentally ill
Va.	Richmond	The Daily Planet, Inc.	$47,123	5 beds
Wash.	Seattle	Low Income Housing Institute	$182,792	16 beds
Wisc.	Milwaukee	Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd.	$137,094	12 beds
		Meta House, Inc.	$45,698	4 beds
W.Va.	Fairmont	North Central West Virginia Community Action Association, Inc.	$5

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