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US Department of Labor awards more than $58M to support delivery of services to help homeless veterans reenter workforce

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $58 million in grants to support the efforts of organizations that help homeless veterans by enabling them to overcome barriers to re-entering the workforce and finding meaningful employment.

Administered by the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program provides funding for three years to support the delivery of services to homeless veterans and those at risk of homelessness. The grants awarded today will provide more than $28 million for 72 new three-year grants. VETS is also providing an additional $29 million to 87 organizations in the second or third years of the program.

“Upholding our responsibility to our veterans is central to the Unity Agenda outlined in President Biden’s State of the Union address,” said Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training James D. Rodriguez. “The grants we’ve announced today will help homeless veterans and those at risk of being homeless secure good jobs with benefits and support efforts focused on building an inclusive economy.”

HVRP awards grants competitively to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and faith-based and community organizations. Through the program’s services, veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness can learn occupational skills, gain apprenticeships or on-the-job training opportunities, and receive job search and placement assistance.

Learn more about VETS’ Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program.

The recipients of new HVRP grants are as follows:

Recipient

City

State

Amount

Volunteers of America Southeast Inc.

Mobile

AL

$214,654

United States Veterans Initiative

Phoenix

AZ

$300,000

Employers’ Training Resource

Bakersfield

CA

$500,000

Berkeley Food and Housing Project

Berkeley

CA

$500,000

America Works of California Inc.

Fresno

CA

$500,000

America Works of California Inc.

Fresno

CA

$400,000

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

Los Angeles

CA

$480,000

JVS SoCal

Los Angeles

CA

$498,000

U.S Veterans Initiative

March Air Reserve Base

CA

$427,794

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Marina

CA

$270,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Marina

CA

$500,000

Veteran Employment Services

Monterey

CA

$347,000

Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

Oakland

CA

$500,000

Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc.

San Diego

CA

$476,000

Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

San Francisco

CA

$500,000

Humanmade

San Francisco

CA

$380,000

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Denver

CO

$500,000

Boley Centers Inc.

St. Petersburg

FL

$413,183

Tampa Bay Academy of Hope

Tampa

FL

$500,000

Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council Inc.

Vero Beach

FL

$500,000

Get to Work Foundation Inc.

Douglasville

GA

$500,000

Of Color Inc.

Chicago

IL

$466,406

Transitional Living Services Inc.

Crystal Lake

IL

$300,000

ECHO Housing Corp.

Evansville

IN

$253,131

Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc.

Indianapolis

IN

$355,528

USA Cares Inc.

Louisville

KY

$500,000

Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc.

Prestonsburg

KY

$238,112

St. James A.M.E. Zion Church

Salisbury

MD

$310,000

Easter Seals Serving DC / MD / VA Inc.

Silver Spring

MD

$500,000

Easter Seals Serving DC / MD / VA Inc.

Silver Spring

MD

$500,000

Mosaic Community Services Inc.

Timonium

MD

$500,000

Volunteers of America Massachusetts

Jamaica Plain

MA

$448,947

Volunteers of America Massachusetts

Jamaica Plain

MA

$465,425

Troubled Waters Inc. (Bridge Club of Greater Lowell)

Lowell

MA

$499,970

Veterans Inc.

Worcester

MA

$105,000

Veterans Inc.

Worcester

MA

$500,000

Veterans Inc.

Worcester

MA

$360,000

Veterans Inc.

Worcester

MA

$345,600

Michigan Ability Partners

Ann Arbor

MI

$221,957

Southwest Economic Solutions Corp.

Detroit

MI

$350,000

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

St. Paul

MN

$440,000

United Veterans Beacon House Inc.

Bay Shore

NY

$120,000

America Works of New York Inc.

New York

NY

$300,000

America Works of New York Inc.

New York

NY

$500,000

Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc.

Asheville

NC

$500,000

Easter Seals TriState LLC

Cincinnati

OH

$316,662

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

Columbus

OH

$457,773

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

Columbus

OH

$410,019

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

Columbus

OH

$365,822

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

Columbus

OH

$364,035

Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc.

Tulsa

OK

$416,476

Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties

Eugene

OR

$219,479

Easter Seals Oregon

Portland

OR

$402,700

Easter Seals Oregon

Portland

OR

$326,800

Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.

Philadelphia

PA

$495,951

Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.

Philadelphia

PA

$270,698

Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.

Pittsburgh

PA

$400,031

Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard Inc.

Pittsburgh

PA

$427,000

Commission on Economic Opportunity

Wilkes-Barre

PA

$200,000

Fast Forward

Columbia

SC

$400,000

Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina Inc.

Greenville

SC

$207,839

Unity Partners dba Project Unity

Bryan

TX

$419,870

Citizens Development Center

Dallas

TX

$320,000

The Houston Launch Pad

Houston

TX

$500,000

Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.

Houston

TX

$500,000

Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.

Houston

TX

$500,000

American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.

San Antonio

TX

$500,000

American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.

San Antonio

TX

$500,000

Castle Cares Community Ministry Inc.

West Columbia

TX

$499,913

Focused Outreach Richmond Inc.

Richmond

VA

$418,419

Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps

Milwaukee

WI

$119,900

Center for Veterans Issues Inc.

Milwaukee

WI

$500,000

The recipients of HVRP continuation grants are as follows:

Recipient

City

State

Amount

Aletheia House Inc.

Birmingham

AL

$251,329

St. Francis House

Little Rock

AZ

$167,000

A New Leaf Inc.

Mesa

AZ

$288,004

U.S. Veterans Initiative

Prescott

AZ

$240,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Bakersfield

CA

$265,000

The Salvation Army

Carson

CA

$500,000

SHELTER Inc.

Concord

CA

$500,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Fresno

CA

$366,000

People Assisting the Homeless

Los Angeles

CA

$333,000

People Assisting the Homeless

Los Angeles

CA

$500,000

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

Los Angeles

CA

$400,140

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Marina

CA

$284,000

Vietnam Veterans of San Diego

San Diego

CA

$500,000

Hire Heroes USA

Colorado Springs

CO

$200,213

Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut Inc.

Bridgeport

CT

$139,392

Veterans Inc.

New Britain

CT

$154,000

Friendship Place

Washington

DC

$388,295

U.S. Veterans Initiative

Washington

DC

$402,000

Vietnam Veterans of California Inc.*

Washington

DC

$155,055

United Way of Broward County

Ft. Lauderdale

FL

$500,000

City of Jacksonville

Jacksonville

FL

$240,924

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

St. Petersburg

FL

$455,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Tampa

FL

$415,000

Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency Inc.

Atlanta

GA

$375,000

WestCare Pacific Islands Inc.

Hagatna

GU

$500,000

U.S. Veterans Initiative

Kapolei

HI

$200,000

State of Idaho, Idaho Department of Labor

Boise

ID

$75,000

Goodwill Industries of the Heartland

Iowa City

ID

$222,934

America Works of Illinois Inc.

Chicago

IL

$435,000

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

Gary

IN

$265,526

Aspire Indiana Inc.*

Noblesville

IN

$500,000

WestCare Kentucky Inc.

Irvine

KY

$489,695

Volunteers of America Mid-States Inc.

Louisville

KY

$230,544

Elle Foundation

Shreveport

LA

$203,500

Fedcap Inc.

Portland

ME

$500,000

New Vision House of Hope Inc.

Baltimore

MD

$448,716

Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc.

Boston

MA

$500,000

Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc.

Devens

MA

$420,957

Southwest Economic Solutions Corp.

Detroit

MI

$180,000

Volunteers of America Michigan Inc.

Southfield

MI

$217,800

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

St. Paul

MN

$378,750

Hancock Resource Center

Waveland

MS

$257,500

Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri

Cape Girardeau

MS

$232,813

Welcome Home Inc.

Columbia

MS

$80,000

reStart Inc.

Kansas City

MS

$500,000

Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri Inc

Springfield

MS

$359,057

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies

Helena

MT

$500,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Omaha

NE

$295,000

U.S. Veterans Initiative

Las Vegas

NV

$250,000

Harbor Homes Inc.

Nashua

NH

$200,000

Eyes NJ

Fairfield

NJ

$480,556

Goodwill Industries of Greater NY and Northern NJ

Newark

NJ

$500,000

Education and Health Centers of America Inc.

Wall Township

NJ

$453,796

Goodwill Industries of New Mexico

Albuquerque

NM

$378,611

Black Veterans for Social Justice

Brooklyn

NY

$500,000

Black Veterans for Social Justice

Brooklyn

NY

$473,550

Veterans Outreach Center Inc.

Rochester

NY

$500,000

Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry

Asheville

NC

$500,000

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

Akron

OH

$255,000

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

Dayton

OH

$375,000

Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc.

Tulsa

OK

$388,439

Operation Rebuild Hope*

North Bend

OR

$250,000

County of Clackamas Oregon

Oregon City

OR

$310,268

Easter Seals Oregon

Portland

OR

$400,000

Easter Seals Oregon

Portland

OR

$385,000

WestCare Oregon Inc.

Salem

OR

$344,807

YWCA Greater Harrisburg

Harrisburg

PA

$275,000

Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.

Pittsburgh

PA

$221,702

Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados Inc.

Caguas

PR

$499,949

Family Endeavors Inc., operating as Endeavors

San Juan

PR

$498,326

Operation Stand Down RI

Johnston

RI

$300,000

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies

Rapid City

SD

$405,000

Volunteers of America Dakotas

Sioux Falls

SD

$260,218

America Works of Tennessee Inc.

Memphis

TN

$250,000

Volunteers of America Texas

Euless

TX

$400,000

SER Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc.

Houston

TX

$500,000

U.S. Veterans Initiative-Texas

Houston

TX

$323,000

Lubbock Regional MHMR Center

Lubbock

TX

$150,037

American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.

San Antonio

TX

$500,000

Veterans Inc.

Bradford

VT

$295,000

River City Comprehensive Counseling Services

Richmond

VA

$339,876

Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley

Roanoke

VA

$174,421

Stop Inc.

Virginia Beach

VA

$133,856

Washington Department of Veterans Affairs

Olympia

WA

$500,000

Telamon Corp.

Martinsburg

WV

$155,267

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Eau Claire

WI

$255,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

Green Bay

WI

$298,000

 

 *No additional funding requested in Program Year 2023

 

Agency
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Date
June 29, 2023
Release Number
23-1097-NAT
Media Contact: Ryan Honick
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