ON-CALL: Handbook for Homeless Veterans and Service Providers
ON-CALL: Handbook for Homeless Veterans and Service Providers
ON-CALL: Handbook for Homeless Veterans and Service Providers
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Additional In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
<strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Homeless</strong>ness Prevention Demonstration<br />
The Department of Housing <strong>and</strong> Urban<br />
Development (HUD), in partnership with the<br />
Departments of <strong>Veterans</strong> Affairs (VA) <strong>and</strong><br />
Labor (DOL), have implemented the <strong>Veterans</strong><br />
<strong>Homeless</strong>ness Prevention Demonstration (VHPD).<br />
Through HUD housing assistance, VA case<br />
management services, <strong>and</strong> DOL employment<br />
counseling, this three-agency partnership provides<br />
combined services <strong>for</strong> veterans who are at a high<br />
risk of becoming homeless.<br />
The demonstration project is in effect in five<br />
communities, selected strategically due to their<br />
proximity to a military base, concentration of<br />
returning veterans from Iraq <strong>and</strong> Afghanistan, <strong>and</strong><br />
availability of resources.<br />
◆ Austin, Texas<br />
24<br />
VHPD sites<br />
◆ Seattle/Tacoma, Washington<br />
◆ Utica/Watertown, New York<br />
◆ Tampa, Florida<br />
◆ San Diego, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
Local contact in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> all five sites is<br />
available at www.hudhre.info/<strong>Veterans</strong>Assistance.
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