Dear John,

I am attaching some links for emergency assistance.  I’m going to call these tomorrow and do a story on it because you are not the only veteran who has contacted me in the past few days because they are about to lose their home.  I know that there is supposed to be emergency assistance to prevent veteran homelessness.  Please keep in touch. Here is a list of resources I have been able to find.

with great affection,

Lynn

Housing Assistance

• Housing Assistance For Veterans
• Information For the Community
• The Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program
• Acquired Property Sales for Homeless Providers Program
• Is a Veteran You Know at Risk of Losing Housing?

“Those who have served this nation as Veterans should never find themselves on the streets, living without care and without hope.”
– VA Secretary Eric Shinseki

Housing Assistance For Veterans

Housing assistance for homeless Veterans and their families is available through several federal programs.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) partner to provide permanent, supportive housing and treatment services for homeless Veterans.

“HUD-VASH is a collaborative program between HUD and VA combines HUD housing vouchers with VA supportive services to help Veterans who are homeless and their families find and sustain permanent housing.

Through public housing authorities, HUD provides rental assistance vouchers for privately owned housing to Veterans who are experiencing homelessness. VA case managers may connect these Veterans with support services such as health care, mental health treatment and substance use counseling to help them in their recovery process and with their ability to maintain housing in the community. Among VA homeless continuum of care programs, HUD-VASH enrolls the largest number and largest percentage of Veterans who have experienced long-term or repeated homelessness. At the end of FY 2021, over 105,000 subsidized housing vouchers were allocated to HUD-VASH with more than 80,000 formerly homeless Veterans living in their own permanent housing as a result of this partnership between HUD and VA.”

Learn more about the HUD-VASH Program.

Information For the Community

If you know a Veteran who is homeless or at risk of homelessness, you can make a difference. VA provides extensive resources and support for Veterans through community partners and directly to Veterans facing homelessness. Everyone should know VA helps find housing for homeless Veterans.

Be a hero and help connect Veterans with the services they have earned.

The Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program

The Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program funds community-based agencies providing transitional housing or service centers for homeless Veterans. Through the program, each year (as funding is available) VA offers grants that may fund up to 65 percent of the project for the construction, acquisition or renovation of facilities or to purchase vans to provide outreach and services to homeless Veterans.

View the Grant/Per Diem Webpage

Is a Veteran You Know at Risk of Losing Housing?

Is a Veteran You Know at Risk of Losing Housing? Call VA Now. VA has comprehensive programs to prevent and eliminate Veteran homelessness. Contact VA’s National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at  1-877-4AID-VET . You will reach a trained VA responder who can connect you with the resources VA offers through these and many other programs.