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News Release
US Labor Department announces more than $20 million in grants to provide job training for more than 11,000 homeless veterans
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded 90 grants totaling more than $20 million to fund job training and support services that will help more than 11,000 veterans succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded through the department's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.
"Americans who have served their country should not find themselves without a home," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "The grants announced today will help these heroes find good jobs and take us one step closer to the goal of ending veteran homelessness altogether."
The grants announced today are second- and third-year awards to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations – including faith-based and community organizations – that demonstrated satisfactory performance during the past year. All 90 grants are awarded through the HVRP program, with some of the grants specifically set aside to serve formerly incarcerated veterans, and homeless female veterans and veterans with families. The grant recipients are familiar with the areas and populations they are serving.
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program grants provide occupational, classroom and on-the-job training, as well as job search and placement assistance, including follow-up services. Grantees are expected to maximize available assistance and find good jobs for veterans by coordinating efforts and resources with the U.S. departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services, as well as other national, state and local agencies in accordance with the VA's five-year plan to end homelessness for veterans and their families.
In June, Secretary Solis announced the award of 64 grants through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program. Those grants – which are separate from the 90 receiving funds today – are first-year awards totaling more than $15 million and aimed at providing about 8,600 homeless veterans nationwide with job training.
More information on the Department of Labor's unemployment and re-employment programs for veterans can be found at http://www.dol.gov/vets/.
Editor's Note: A list of the grantees receiving funds today, their locations and award amounts follow this release.
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Second- and Third-Year Grantees
Grantee | City | State | Award |
The Primavera Foundation Inc. | Tucson | Ariz. | $200,000 |
U.S. Vets Initiative (will serve Arizona) | Los Angeles | Calif.. | $300,000 |
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Calif. | $300,000 |
United States Veterans Initiative - Riverside | Riverside | Calif. | $175,000 |
Vietnam Veterans of San Diego (Veterans Village) | San Diego | Calif. | $280,000 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. | Marina | Calif. | $200,000 |
Vietnam Veterans of California | Santa Rosa | Calif. | $238,000 |
Swords to Plowshares | San Francisco | Calif. | $300,000 |
North County Interfaith Council Inc. | Escondido | Calif. | $300,000 |
People Assisting the Homeless (P.A.T.H.) | Los Angeles | Calif. | $130,000 |
Swords to Plowshares | San Francisco | Calif. | $300,000 |
The Workplace Inc. | Bridgeport | Conn, | $299,670 |
Goodwill of Santa Clara County | Santa Clara | Calif. | $300,000 |
The Salvation Army of Los Angeles | Long Beach | Calif. | $300,000 |
America Works of Washington, D.C. | Washington | D.C. | $300,000 |
Boley Centers Inc. | St. Petersburg | Fla. | $300,000 |
Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Inc. | Savannah | Ga. | $192,107 |
United States Veterans Initiative | Kapolei | Hawaii | $200,000 |
Shelter House Community Shelter & Transition Services | Iowa City | Iowa | $105,425 |
America Works of Illinois Inc. | Chicago | Ill. | $300,000 |
Vietnam Veterans Workshop doing business as New England Center for Homeless Veterans | Boston | Mass. | $219,620 |
Veterans Inc. | Worcester | Mass. | $200,000 |
Veterans Inc. | Worcester | Mass. | $200,000 |
United Veterans of America Inc. doing business as Soldier On | Leeds | Mass. | $200,000 |
Maryland Center For Vets Education & Training Inc. | Baltimore | Md. | $300,000 |
Southwest Housing Solutions Corp. | Detroit | Mich. | $137,350 |
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans | St. Paul | Minn. | $120,000 |
St. Patrick Center | St. Louis | Mo. | $300,000 |
City of St. Louis Department of Human Services | St. Louis | Mo. | $300,000 |
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources | Hattiesburg | Miss. | $199,568 |
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry | Ashville | N.C. | $200,000 |
StepUP Ministry | Raleigh | N.C. | $299,910 |
Harbor Homes Inc. | Nashua | N.H. | $200,000 |
United States Veterans Initiative | Las Vegas | Nev. | $230,000 |
Jericho Project | New York | N.Y. | $89,264 |
Services for the Underserved Inc. | New York | N.Y. | $180,000 |
Black Veterans for Social Justice | Brooklyn | N.Y. | $225,000 |
Saratoga County Rural Preservation Co. | Ballston Spa | N.Y. | $187,350 |
United Veterans Beacon House | Bay Shore | N.Y. | $110,000 |
Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio | Columbus | Ohio | $300,000 |
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehab Center Inc. | Cincinnati | Ohio | $300,000 |
Easter Seals Oregon | Portland | Ore. | $300,000 |
Central Oregon Veterans Outreach | Bend | Ore. | $195,218 |
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc. | Eugene | Ore. | $200,000 |
Central City Concern | Portland | Ore. | $300,000 |
Philadelphia Veteran Multi-Service & Education Center | Philadelphia | Pa. | $300,000 |
Fast Forward | Columbia | S.C. | $190,000 |
Goodwill Industries of Houston Inc. | Houston | Texas | $300,000 |
Service of the Emergency Aid Resource Center for the Homeless | Houston | Texas | $300,000 |
American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc. | San Antonio | Texas | $300,000 |
Total Action Against Poverty | Roanoke | Va. | $200,000 |
Washington Department of Veterans Affairs | Olympia | Wash. | $300,000 |
Volunteers of America of Kentucky Inc. (will serve West Virginia) | Louisville | Ky. | $200,000 |
Third-Year Grantees Serving Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families
Grantee | City | State | Award | |
St. Francis House Inc. | Little Rock | Ark. | $106,071 | |
| Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles Inc. | Los Angeles | Calif. | $300,000 | |
United States Veterans Initiative | Long Beach | Calif. | $150,000 | |
| All Faith Consortium | Washington | D.C. | $150,000 | |
Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc. | Fort Walton Beach | Fla. | $200,000 | |
Tampa Crossroads | Tampa | Fla. | $133,952 | |
Mental Health Association in Hawaii Inc. | Honolulu | Hawaii | $300,000 | |
Volunteers of America Illinois | Chicago | Ill. | $154,065 | |
Veterans Inc. | Worcester | Mass. | $94,220 | |
Volunteers of America Michigan Inc. | Southfield | Mich. | $300,000 | |
Services for the UnderServed Inc. | New York | N.Y. | $180,000 | |
Saratoga County Rural Preservation Co. | Ballston Spa | N.Y. | $75,000 | |
Black Veterans for Social Justice | Brooklyn | N.Y. | $153,775 | |
Central City Concern | Portland | Ore. | $60,000 | |
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg | Pa. | $76,424 | |
Philadelphia Veteran Multi-Service & Education Center | Philadelphia | Pa. | $76,612 | |
Fast Forward | Columbia | S.C. | $50,000 | |
Goodwill Industries of Houston | Houston | Texas | $300,000 | |
American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc. | San Antonio | Texas | $300,000 | |
Vocational Training Institute LLC doing business as Job Ready Training | San Antonio | Texas | $300,000 | |
Partners in Careers | Vancouver | Wash. | $173,245 | |
Third-Year Grantees Serving Formerly Incarcerated Veterans
Grantee | City | State | Award |
Aletheia House | Birmingham | Ala. | $ 300,000 |
U.S. Vets Initiative (Phoenix) | Phoenix | Ariz. | $ 200,000 |
Arizona Women's Education & Employment | Phoenix | Ariz. | $ 255,000 |
Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles Inc. | Los Angeles | Calif. | $ 300,000 |
Swords to Plowshares | San Francisco | Calif. | $ 100,000 |
Aspen Diversified Industries Services Inc. | Colorado Springs | Colo. | $ 122,500 |
The Workplace Inc. | Bridgeport | Conn. | $ 150,000 |
United Veterans of America Inc. doing business as Soldier On | Leeds | Mass. | $ 200,000 |
Way Station Inc. | Frederick | Md. | $ 300,000 |
Eaglevision Ministries Inc. | Lansing | Mich. | $ 299,943 |
U.S. Vets Initiative (Las Vegas) | Las Vegas | Nev. | $ 110,000 |
Impact Services Corp. | Philadelphia | Pa. | $ 300,000 |
Philadelphia Veteran Multi-Service & Education Center | Philadelphia | Pa. | $ 300,000 |
Goodwill Industries of Houston | Houston | Texas | $ 300,000 |
Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest | Spokane | Wash. | $ 300,000 |
Center for Veterans Issues Ltd. | Milwaukee | Wis. | $ 300,000 |