WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of more than $52 million in grants to help homeless veterans return to meaningful employment and address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.
Administered by the department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service , Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program funding also supports Homeless Female Veterans’ and Veterans with Families program and the Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program grants. Ending homelessness among veterans has long been a priority for the department. VETS designs these programs to provide training, skills development and career support.
“As the nation continues its recovery from the pandemic, initiatives like these are more important than ever,” said Secretary Marty Walsh. “Our veterans deserve our best efforts to ensure they have a safe place to live, means to support themselves and their families and opportunities to pursue a fulfilling career.” The department will award 119 continuation grants totaling more than $40 million and 36 new three-year grant awards totaling more than $12 million to provide a wide range of services to veterans currently homeless or at risk of homelessness. In addition to working with VETS, grant recipients partner with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Service for Veteran Families program and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care program.
Learn more about VETS’ Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs.
“Those now or formerly in military service share the value that no one should be left behind,” said Veterans’ Employment and Training Services’ Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary James Rodriguez. “The Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program reflects our commitment to ensuring that our veterans have and are prepared for the opportunities they deserve.” Learn more about the department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service.
A list of HVRP grant recipients follows this release.
New Grant Awards Recipient State Amount Volunteers of America of Los Angeles CA $400,140 People Assisting the Homeless CA $500,000 People Assisting the Homeless CA $333,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA $265,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA $255,000 Vietnam Veterans of San Diego CA $500,000 Vietnam Veterans of California Inc.
CA $155,055 Friendship Place DC $376,959 City of Jacksonville FL $240,924 The Warrior Alliance Inc.
GA $430,000 City of Refuge Inc.
GA $500,000 United States Veterans Initiative HI $200,000 Aspire Indiana Inc.
IN $500,000 Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc.
MA $420,957 Veterans Inc.
MA $154,000 Southwest Economic Solutions Corp.
MI $180,000 Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans MN $378,750 Welcome Home Inc.
MO $80,000 Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri Inc.
MO $354,612 Hancock Resource Center MS $295,000 EYES New Jersey NJ $480,556 Goodwill Industries of New Mexico NM $493,867 United States Veterans Initiative NV $323,000 Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey NY $500,000 Black Veterans for Social Justice Inc.
NY $473,550 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $255,000 Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc.
OK $388,439 Easter Seals Oregon OR $500,000 Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.
PA $213,093 Operation Stand Down Rhode Island RI $300,000 United States Veterans Initiative TX $250,000 Lubbock Regional MHMR Center TX $376,949 Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley VA $174,421 STOP Incorporated VA $465,768 Snohomish County Workforce Development Council WA $362,900 Washington Department of Veterans Affairs WA $500,000 Option-Year Awards Recipient State Amount Aletheia House Inc.
AL $251,329 St. Francis House AR $159,090 United States Veterans Initiative AZ $216,000 Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc.
CA $191,631 The Salvation Army, a California corporation CA $445,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA $350,000 Volunteers of America of Los Angeles CA $500,000 Working Wardrobe for a New Start CA $266,600 United States Veterans Initiative DC $309,000 Volunteers of America of Florida Inc.
FL $391,080 Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency Inc.
GA $375,000 United States Veterans Initiative HI $275,000 Goodwill Industries of the Heartland IA $186,339 America Works of Illinois Inc.
IL $400,000 National Able Network Inc.
IL $370,950 The Inner Voice Inc.
IL $500,000 Elle Foundation LA $203,500 Veterans Inc.
MA $322,000 Veterans Inc.
MA $370,000 Easter Seals Serving DC|MD|VA MD $500,000 Way Station Inc.
MD $396,639 Easter Seals Maine Inc ME $285,823 Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans MN $447,613 Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc.
NC $500,000 Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc.
NC $500,000 Harbor Homes Inc.
NH $200,000 Real House Recovery Inc.
NJ $471,424 Mental Health America of Dutchess County Inc.
NY $150,000 Veterans Outreach Center Inc.
NY $500,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $215,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $320,000 Muscogee (Creek) Nation OK $348,878 Easterseals Oregon OR $325,000 Easterseals Oregon OR $400,000 YWCA of Greater Harrisburg PA $230,000 Volunteers of America (Dakotas) SD $216,372 Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.
TX $500,000 Volunteers of America Texas TX $385,710 Volunteers of America Texas TX $500,000 River City Comprehensive Counseling Services VA $320,000 Veterans Inc.
VT $236,000 Partners in Careers WA $208,455 Volunteers of America Northern Rockies WY $405,000 Incrementally Funded Awards Recipient State Amount Aletheia House Inc.
AL $500,000 Volunteers of America Southeast AL $248,358 Pima County AZ $190,848 Goodwill Industries of Southern California CA $368,473 JVS SoCal CA $466,800 Nation’s Finest CA $377,297 Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc.
CA $360,396 America Works of California Inc.
CA $500,000 Berkeley Food and Housing Project CA $500,000 Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization CA $500,000 The Salvation Army, California South Division CA $440,000 United States Veterans Initiative CA $194,537 Vietnam Veterans of San Diego CA $233,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA $104,000 Volunteers of America of Los Angeles CA $396,780 Volunteers of America of Los Angeles CA $361,770 Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada CA $499,476 Colorado Coalition for the Homeless CO $500,000 Delaware Center for Homeless Veterans Inc.
DE $450,000 Gang Alternative Inc.
FL $192,919 Boley Centers Inc FL $339,049 Mary Hall Freedom House Inc.
GA $400,000 Recovery Consultants of Atlanta Inc.
GA $500,000 Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia Inc.
GA $468,091 Catholic Charities Hawaii HI $270,000 Of Color Inc.
IL $497,425 Transitional Living Services IL $300,000 Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc.
IN $297,440 ECHO Housing Corp.
IN $149,419 Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc.
KY $210,960 Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc.
LA $210,960 Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc.
LA $322,205 Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Incorporated MA $184,489 Veterans Inc.
MA $170,000 Veterans Inc.
MA $150,000 Volunteers of America Massachusetts MA $265,049 Volunteers of America Massachusetts MA $236,785 Veterans Inc.
MA $500,000 Mosaic Community Services Inc.
MD $500,000 Easterseals Serving DC|MD|VA Inc.
MD $500,000 St. James A.M.E. Zion Church - Zion House MD $300,000 Michigan Ability Partners MI $158,204 St. Patrick Center MO $308,911 Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc.
NC $500,000 Volunteers of America of the Carolinas Inc.
NC $303,818 Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve NY $401,064 America Works of New York Inc.
NY $450,000 Services for the UnderServed Inc.
NY $142,020 United Veterans Beacon House Inc.
NY $104,125 Easter Seals TriState LLC OH $168,048 Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center Inc.
OH $472,151 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $360,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $320,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $315,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $320,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $255,000 Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc.
OK $420,208 Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties OR $189,746 Easterseals Oregon OR $500,000 Commission on Economic Opportunity PA $200,000 Impact Services Corporation PA $500,000 Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.
PA $213,680 Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.
PA $340,999 Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.
PA $277,457 Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.
PA $388,939 Veterans Place of Washington Blvd.
PA $364,000 Fast Forward SC $400,000 Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.
TX $450,000 Castle Cares Community Ministries TX $312,760 Unity Partners TX $263,565 The Houston Launch Pad TX $500,000 Focused Outreach Richmond Inc.
VA $314,000 Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc.
WI $105,339 Center for Veterans Issues Ltd.
WI $500,000 Volunteers of America Northern Rockies WY $500,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
WI $250,000
