WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 13, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Kaptur welcomed the VA’s announcement that three additional federal awards have been made to organizations in Cleveland to help eliminate homeless among veterans.
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Cleveland-based Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, Inc. received two grants totaling $459,375 to serve chronically mentally ill homeless veterans, while the West Side Catholic Center in Ohio City received $52,500 to serve homeless women veterans, including women who have care of minor dependents.
“These important awards bring us that much closer to eliminating homelessness among America’s veterans,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “I share that goal with President Obama.”
The three grants for the Cleveland area were included in a list of 25 projects in 11 different states will share approximately $4.9 million to provide enhanced services for homeless veterans this year. These awards were made in addition to the approximately $300 million in preventive grants that were awarded earlier this year through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program.
“Our local partners have played a vital role in our effort to find, engage, and rescue every homeless veteran,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “Until no veteran has to sleep on our nation’s streets, we still have work to do.”
As a key component of VA’s plan to eliminate homelessness among veterans, the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program funds community agencies that provide services to homeless Veterans. The program promotes the development and provision of supportive housing and services with the goal of helping homeless veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and income, and obtain greater self-determination.
On a single night in January 2012, a national count of homeless veterans totaled 62,619, which was more than 17 percent below the figure for 2009. As part of President Obama’s and Secretary Shinseki’s plan to eliminate veteran homelessness in 2015, VA has committed over $1 billion in fiscal year 2014 to strengthen programs that prevent and treat the many issues that can lead to veteran homelessness.
For more information, visit VA’s website for the National Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Office at http://www.va.gov/homeless/GPD.ASP. Additionally, VA has a National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, 1-877-4AID VET (1-877-424-3838), http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCallCenter.asp.
