WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced today the award of nearly $35 million in grants to provide an estimated 16,000 veterans with job-driven training for in-demand jobs to help them successfully transition from homelessness to sustainable housing and good civilian jobs.
"In cities like Salt Lake City, Houston and Phoenix, through partnerships and the aggressive delivery of supportive services, we have shown that veteran homelessness is not a reality we have to accept," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez. "The Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program has proven time and again that it can be effective in helping veterans overcome obstacles to employment and sustainable housing, and they deserve nothing less." The Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program is awarding funds competitively to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments, including faith-based and community organizations. Homeless veterans may receive occupational, classroom and on-the-job training, as well as job search and placement assistance, including follow-up services. HVRP is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on employment of veterans who are homeless.
Grantees in the HVRP program network coordinate their efforts with various local, state and federal social service providers. To learn more about the U.S. Department of Labor's unemployment and re-employment programs for veterans, visit www.dol.gov/vets. For more information on this grant announcement, please contact the department's Cassandra Mitchell at 202-693-4589.
The following is a list of 2015 award recipients: PROGRAM YEAR 2015 HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM GRANTEES PY15 NEW GRANTEES Grantee Areas Served State PY15 Amount Aletheia House, Inc.
Montgomery, Autauga, Bullock, Elmore and Lowndes counties and in non-urban Alabama AL $200,000 Volunteers of America-Los Angeles Los Angeles CA $300,000 Vietnam Veterans of San Diego City of San Diego CA $300,000 Volunteers of America-Los Angeles Compton, Los Angeles CA $300,000 1736 Family Crisis Center Wilmington, San Pedro, Long Beach, Inglewood, Redondo and Hermosa Beach and Carson CA $300,000 Goodwill of Santa Clara County Santa Clara County-Sunnyvale CA $300,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
Monterey and Santa Cruz counties CA $200,000 Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization Alameda/Contra Costa counties CA $300,000 PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) Santa Barbara CA $100,000 Denver Options, Inc., dba Rocky Mountain Human Services Pueblo and Fremont counties CO $136,514 The WorkPlace Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk CT $299,980 Goodwill Industries-Central Florida Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties FL $279,227 United States Veteran Initiative Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai Rural areas HI $200,000 America Works of Illinois, Inc.
Chicago, Cook County IL $300,000 Volunteer of America-Indiana, Inc.
Allen County (Greater Ind.) IN $200,000 Volunteers of America-Kentucky Louisville KY $193,494 Michigan Ability Partners Washetenaw and Jackson counties MI $159,100 Volunteers of America-Michigan Bay/Genesee/Saginaw/Shiawassee counties MI $199,996 Hancock Resource Center Hancock, Pearl and Harrison counties MS $199,728 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Standing Rock Reservation ND $200,000 Harbor Homes, Inc.
Hillsborough County NH $200,000 United States Veterans Initiative Clark County NV $230,000 Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc.
Manhattan and Bronx counties NY $300,000 Easter Seals New York, Inc.
Nassau and Suffolk counties NY $150,000 Volunteers of America-Greater Ohio Dayton OH $300,000 Faith Missions Inc.
Columbus-Franklin OH $120,160 Volunteers of America-Oklahoma Tulsa OK $300,000 Easter Seals Oregon Multnomah County OR $300,000 Washington Department of Veterans Affairs Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA $300,000 TOTAL = $6,868,199 PY15 (Year 1) Option Year Grantee Areas Served State PY15 Amount United Veterans Beacon House, Inc.
Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties NY $145,000 Black Veterans for Social Justice New York City (all 5 boroughs: Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan) NY $300,000 Swords to Plow Shares San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin counties CA $300,000 St. Vincent de Paul Lane County OR $200,000 Vietnam Veterans of San Diego Del Mar to Oceanside and Escondido and Poway, Carlsbad, Visa, Encinitas, Fallbrook, and Solana Beach CA $300,000 Volunteers of America-Greater NY Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx and Congressional districts 5-16 NY $300,000 Berkley Charleston Dorchester Council of Governments Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester SC $92,202 The Houston Launch Pad-HVRP Houston TX $300,000 Pennyroyal Regional Health-Mental Retardation Board Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins,Livingstion, Lyon, Muhlenburg, Todd, and Trigg counties KY $172,320 Southwest Housing Solutions Corporation Greater Detroit MI $300,000 Volunteers of America-Michigan Grand Rapids/Wyoming, Muskegon/Muskegon Heights, Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor/Niles MI $300,000 Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Denver CO $300,000 Volunteers of America-Los Angeles Santa Ana, Orange County CA $300,000 Boley Centers, Inc.
Pasco County FL $200,000 Denver Options, Inc., dba Rocky Mountain Human Services El Paso County CO $200,000 People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) Los Angeles Area CA $300,000 Recovery Consultants of Atlanta Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA $300,000 Volunteers of America-Florida, Inc.
Brevard County FL $179,075 Nez Perce Tribe Nez Perce Indian Reservation ID $154,356 Easter Seals-New York, Inc.
City of Syracuse and Onondaga County NY $200,000 Alethia House, Inc.
Limestone, Morgan, Madison AL $200,000 Fast Forward Richland, Lexington, and Fairfield counties SC $300,000 St. Patrick Center MO-001 City of St. Louis/ MO-002 County of St Louis, MO/MO-003 St. Louis Metro Statistical Area (MSA)/IL-12/ IL-13/IL-5 MO $300,000 Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Numerous E. Appalachian counties KY $162,400 Volunteers of America-Kentucky Inc.
Louisville MSA including Jefferson, Oldham, Henry, Hardin, Shelby, Spencer, Bullitt, Nelson and Mead counties; and Clark Floyd, Harrison, and Washington counties in Indiana KY $255,000 Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans 22 counties in the Mankato Southern outreach area MN $120,000 Workforce Development Council Snohomish County Snohomish County WA $200,000 Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, Inc.
Cities of Lexington, Buena Vista, Roanoke and Covington; Roanoke, Botetourt, Bath, Craig and Franklin and Rockridge counties; and part of Alleghany County.
VA $180,000 Goodwill Industries-Heartland Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, and Robins IA $119,500 Boley Centers, Inc.
FL-014 Pinellas County FL $300,000 United States Veterans Initiative Maricopa County AZ $300,000 Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc.
Ashville, Buncombe County NC $200,000 Volunteers of America-Greater Ohio OH-003 Columbus OH $300,000 Volunteers of America-Greater Ohio Cleveland, Cuyahoga counties OH $300,000 TOTAL = $8,079,853 PY15 (Year 2) Option Year Grantee Areas Served State PY15 Amount The Strategist, LLC Honolulu HI $300,000 Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Cincinnati OH $300,000 North County Interfaith Council, Inc.
Escondido CA $300,000 American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc San Antonio TX $300,000 Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Indianapolis IN $267,580 Veterans, Inc.
All of Maine with focus on urban areas: Augusta, Lewiston, Auburn, and Portland ME $200,000 Easter Seals-Greater Washington-Baltimore Region Montgomery and Prince George's counties, Md.; Washington DC; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun & Prince William counties, Va.
MD $299,940 Goodwill Industries-New Mexico Counties of Bernalillo, Valencia, Sandoval, Torrance; cities of Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, 16 towns, Native American Pueblos NM $250,136 Salvation Army, a California Corporation Long Beach CA $300,000 Operation Stand Down Rhode Island State of Rhode Island, Fall River and New Bedford, Mass.
RI $225,000 Easter Seals-New York, Inc.
New York City (all 5 boroughs: Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island) NY $225,000 Faith Hope Love Charity, Inc.
Palm Beach County FL $249,834 Veterans, Inc.
Cities of Hartford and New Britain CT $125,000 Volunteers of America-Michigan Detroit MI $300,000 Maryland Center for Vets Education & Training, Inc.
Baltimore City, Baltimore County MD $300,000 Aletheia House, Inc.
Birmingham AL $300,000 Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.
Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Somerset, Bedford and Fulton counties PA $121,617 Philadelphia Veteran Multi-Service & Education Center Philadelphia PA $300,000 Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans Duluth and all Northern Minnesota counties including: Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Koochichining, Itasca, Cass, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Hubbard, Clearwater, Roseau MN $120,000 TOTAL = $4,784,107 PY15 (Year 3) Option Year Grantee Areas Served State PY15 Amount Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.
Houston TX $300,000 Center Point, Inc.
Austin TX $150,000 Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd.
Portage, Winnebago, Outagamie, Brown, Waupaca, Marathon, Waushara, and Shawano counties WI $200,000 River City Comprehensive Counseling Services Richmond VA $300,000 Easter Seals-Oregon Jackson County and Grants Pass OR $200,000 Inner Voice Inc.
Chicago, Cook County IL $270,000 People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) Los Angeles CA $300,000 Way Station, Inc.
Baltimore City, Baltimore, Frederick, Montgomery and Washington counties, Md.; Jefferson, Berkley & Morgan counties, W. Va.; Washington, D.C.
MD $300,000 Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.
City of Rochester, counties of Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne NY $300,000 Volunteers of America-Greater New Orleans, Inc.
New Orleans LA $300,000 Volunteers of America-Delaware Valley, Inc.
Camden County NJ $150,000 Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd Milwaukee WI $300,000 Journey Home, Inc.
Hartford CT $90,469 YWCA of Greater Harrisburg Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Carlisle PA $178,750 Project Renewal, Inc.
New York City (all 5 boroughs: Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan) NY $100,064 Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago IL $300,000 United States Veterans Initiative Prescott AZ $140,000 Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners Hillsborough County FL $200,000 HealthNet, Inc.
Indianapolis IN $254,546 Salvation Army, a California Corporation City of Bell, Los Angeles County CA $300,000 United States Veterans Initiative Washington DC $300,000 America Works of New York, Inc.
New York City (all 5 boroughs: Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan) NY $300,000 United States Veterans Initiative Long Beach CA $300,000 California Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc.
City of Bakersville CA $121,757 City of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach FL $200,500 New Directions, Inc.
Los Angeles CA $300,000 Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados All 78 municipalities in Puerto Rico PR $95,235 Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans Minneapolis, St. Paul and seven- county metro area including; Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Carver, Wright, Anoka.
MN $300,000 Veterans, Inc.
All of Rhode Island and New Bedford, Mass.
RI $225,000 Veterans, Inc.
Central and Western (focus on Worcester and Springfield) MA $300,000 Working Wardrobes for a New Start Orange and Los Angeles counties CA $277,796 Goodwill Industries-Central Illinois, Inc.
Champain, Hancock, Fulton, Mason, McDonough, Bureau, Lasalle and Henry counties IL $200,000 Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Harrison; Pendleton; Scott, Ind.; Dearborne; Franklin, Ohio; Ripley, Switzerland County KY $300,000 Volunteers of America-Carolinas, Inc.
Raleigh NC $299,435 Transitional Living Services, Inc.
McHenry, Lake, Kane, and Cook counties IL $300,000 Interseminarian Project Place, Inc.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts MA $115,781 Albany Housing Coalition, Inc.
Cities of Albany, Troy, Schenectady, as well as Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties NY $118,000 Impact Services Corporation Philadelphia PA $300,000 Father Bill's & MainSpring, Inc.
South Shore of Massachusetts MA $101,520 Goodwill Industries-Heartland Scott, Clinton, Muscastine, Rock Island, Whiteside, Henry IA $200,000 Volunteers of America-Northern Rockies Henry, Lewis and Clarke counties MT $200,000 National Organization of Concerned Black Men Washington DC $300,000 Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency Atlanta GA $238,397 Volunteers of America-Michigan Lansing MI $200,000 Volunteers of America-Kentucky, Inc.
Knoxville TN $300,000 National Able Network, Inc.
Chicago, Cook County IL $238,000 Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc.
Nashville TN $300,000 Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.
Lawrence, Beaver, Allegheny, Washington, Greene, Fayette, Westmoreland, Indiana, Armstrong and Butler counties PA $300,000 Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc.
East Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, and West Feliciana parishes.
LA $200,000 Volunteers of America-Massachusetts, Inc.
Middlesex and Essex County MA $149,956 ECHO Housing Corporation Evansville IN $130,313 Volunteers of America-Greater Los Angeles, Inc.
Los Angeles CA $300,000 Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation Anne Arundel County MD $134,487 Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc.
San Diego CA $300,000 Washington Dept. of Veterans Affairs Eastern Wash.
WA $100,000 Commission on Economic Opportunity Lackawanna and Luzerne counties PA $100,000 Volunteers of America-Florida Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Key West, Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties FL $298,075 TOTAL = $13,078,081 Homeless Female Veterans/ Veterans with Families PY15 (Year 2) Option Year Grantee Areas Served State PY15 Amount North County Interfaith Council, Inc.
San Diego County, Escondido, Oceanside, Poway CA $120,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists, Inc.
Monterey and Santa Cruz CA $101,100 Volunteers of America-NCNN Placer County, Yolo County CA $142,800 Swords to Plowshares Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties CA $150,000 Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc.
City of New York NY $163,000 Mary Hall Freedom House, Inc.
Fulton County, City of Atlanta GA $235,000 Veterans, Inc.
Mass.
MA $103,666 Easter Seals-Greater Washington-Baltimore Region Baltimore City and Baltimore, Montgomery and Prince George's counties, Md.; Washington D.C.; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun & Prince William counties, Va.
MD $300,000 Easter Seals-New York, Inc.
New York City (all 5 boroughs: Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan) NY $225,000 Volunteers of America-Greater Ohio, Inc.
Cincinnati, Hamilton County OH $200,000 Goodwill Industries-Houston Houston TX $300,000 Partners in Careers Portland, Vancouver WA $110,000 TOTAL = $34,960,806 Editor's Note: The number of grantees and funds awarded have been corrected.
