“We have served 348 veterans households since the Home at Last program began in 2013”.
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The Kitchen, Inc. again received a substantial grant from the Veterans Administration under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program.
The grant will provide temporary financial assistance for rent payments, utility payments, security deposits and moving costs to homeless and at-risk veterans and their families.
The Department of Veteran Affairs putting an extra 300 million dollars towards ending homelessness among veterans and their families.
She says while the number of homeless veterans has decreased 16 percent locally since previous year, there’s still a need. “These resources help to make good on that commitment by providing veterans and their families experiencing homelessness with an essential lifeline”.
“These are vets suffering from mental illnesses conditions that have been directly related to their service time and they’re struggling to find jobs to provide an income for their family and they end up living on the streets, in their cars”, said Renee.
George, who served as a repairman in the army, just moved into his new home. “There are many veterans that don’t have a place to call their own”, said Renee.
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“The most valuable part of this program is our housing case managers who help the veterans navigate some unfamiliar systems”, Standiford said. Veterans should reach out to COVO because even if they don’t qualify for that program, the organization can help them get other services, he said. “They help set them up for success”.
