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News Release
US Department of Labor awards $43.3M in grants to provide employer-driven training, support reintegration of homeless veterans
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today announced the award of $43.3 million in grants through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service to provide training to an estimated 21,000 homeless veterans to help them reintegrate into the American workforce. In all, the department’s 2017 award will fund 155 grants in its Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program.
“The grants we announced today will help thousands of homeless veterans to acquire the skills they need to obtain good-paying jobs and reintegrate themselves into a society whom they defended and served,” said Secretary Acosta.
Funds are being awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce development boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, tribal governments and faith-based and community organizations. Homeless veterans may receive occupational skills, apprenticeship opportunities, on-the-job training as well as job search and placement assistance.
Of the 155 grant recipients, 74 are first-time recipients that will provide services to homeless veterans in 40 U.S. states. These grantees under the HVRP program will network and coordinate their efforts through various private and public social service providers.
More information on the department’s unemployment and re-employment programs for veterans can be found at www.dol.gov/vets/. For more information about VETS, visit www.veterans.gov. Follow VETS on Twitter @VETS_DOL.
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Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program: 2017 recipients |
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Grant applicant |
State |
Award amount |
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Aletheia House, Inc. |
AL |
$500,000 |
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Pima County |
AZ |
$236,664 |
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Volunteers of America, Inc. |
CA |
$230,000 |
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Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada |
CA |
$375,000 |
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Volunteers of America of Los Angeles, Inc. |
CA |
$500,000 |
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United States Veterans Initiative |
CA |
$400,000 |
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Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc. |
CA |
$355,050 |
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The Salvation Army, a California Corporation |
CA |
$440,000 |
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Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization |
CA |
$377,080 |
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Interfaith Community Services, Inc. |
CA |
$120,000 |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. |
CA |
$110,000 |
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WestCare California, Inc. |
CA |
$497,850 |
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Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization |
CA |
$300,000 |
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Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada |
CA |
$375,000 |
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Berkeley Food and Housing Project |
CA |
$220,000 |
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Community Catalysts of California |
CA |
$201,000 |
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
CO |
$500,000 |
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City of Jacksonville - Military Affairs & Veterans Dept. |
FL |
$225,000 |
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Boley Centers, Inc. |
FL |
$308,000 |
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Faith Hope Love Charity, Inc. |
FL |
$274,691 |
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Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc. |
FL |
$187,280 |
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Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc. |
FL |
$270,128 |
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Boley Centers, Inc. |
FL |
$408,000 |
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Recovery Consultants of Atlanta, Inc. |
GA |
$310,000 |
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Mary Hall Freedom House, Inc. |
GA |
$340,000 |
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Catholic Charities Hawaii |
HI |
$250,000 |
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Transitional Living Services, dba TLS Veterans |
IL |
$300,000 |
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Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois Inc. |
IL |
$231,312 |
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Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, Inc. |
IN |
$337,840 |
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ECHO Housing Corporation |
IN |
$173,739 |
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Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. |
KY |
$190,820 |
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Pennyroyal Regional Mental Health - Mental Retardation Board |
KY |
$172,231 |
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Veterans Inc. |
MA |
$146,895 |
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Volunteers of America, Inc. |
MA |
$216,700 |
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Easter Seals Serving DC|MD|VA |
MD |
$500,000 |
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Alliance, Inc. |
MD |
$500,000 |
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Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training, Inc. |
MD |
$500,000 |
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St. James A.M.E. Zion Church - Zion House |
MD |
$285,912 |
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Volunteers of America Michigan |
MI |
$499,999 |
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Volunteers of America Michigan |
MI |
$256,139 |
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Volunteers of America Michigan |
MI |
$256,139 |
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St. Patrick Center |
MO |
$225,088 |
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Volunteers of America of the Carolinas, Inc. |
NC |
$298,242 |
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Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc. |
NC |
$500,000 |
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Real House Recovery Inc. |
NJ |
$500,000 |
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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, Inc. |
NJ |
$299,394 |
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United Veterans Beacon House, Inc. |
NY |
$104,125 |
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America Works of New York, Inc. |
NY |
$500,000 |
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Easterseals New York Inc. |
NY |
$299,860 |
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Easterseals New York Inc. |
NY |
$426,060 |
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New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |
NY |
$234,041 |
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Services for the UnderServed, Inc. |
NY |
$142,020 |
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Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio |
OH |
$300,000 |
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Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center |
OH |
$400,457 |
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Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio |
OH |
$350,000 |
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Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio |
OH |
$215,000 |
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Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio |
OH |
$300,000 |
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St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc. |
OR |
$225,000 |
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Impact Services Corporation |
PA |
$400,000 |
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Impact Services Corporation |
PA |
$500,000 |
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Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. |
PA |
$191,103 |
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Commission on Economic Opportunity |
PA |
$100,000 |
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Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard, Inc. |
PA |
$220,500 |
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Fast Forward |
SC |
$400,000 |
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Military Community Connection of South Carolina |
SC |
$408,900 |
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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, Inc. |
TX |
$130,070 |
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The Houston Launch Pad |
TX |
$500,000 |
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BakerRipley (formerly known as Neighborhood Centers Inc.) |
TX |
$300,000 |
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American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc. |
TX |
$500,000 |
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Volunteers of America Texas |
TX |
$464,508 |
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STOP Inc. |
VA |
$355,050 |
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Partners in Careers |
WA |
$208,960 |
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Snohomish County Workforce Development Council |
WA |
$277,511 |
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Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd. |
WI |
$500,000 |
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Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program: First option year recipients in 2017 |
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Grant applicant |
State |
Award amount |
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St Francis House, Inc. |
AR |
$159,090 |
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United States Veterans Initiative |
AZ |
$206,000 |
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People Assisting the Homeless |
CA |
$309,000 |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist Inc. |
CA |
$309,000 |
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Volunteers of America-Greater Los Angeles, Inc. |
CA |
$309,000 |
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Volunteers of America-Greater Los Angeles, Inc. |
CA |
$309,000 |
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Working Wardrobes |
CA |
$309,000 |
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New Directions for Veterans |
CA |
$300,000 |
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Salvation Army-A California Corporation |
CA |
$300,000 |
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Veterans Village of San Diego |
CA |
$206,000 |
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United States Veterans Initiative |
CA |
$175,000 |
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US Vets, Inc. |
DC |
$309,000 |
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America Works of Washington, D.C. |
DC |
$300,000 |
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Volunteers of America Florida, Inc. (South Florida) |
FL |
$308,505 |
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Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency |
GA |
$309,000 |
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Veterans Empowerment Organization - Atlanta |
GA |
$308,621 |
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US Vets Inc. Hawaii |
HI |
$187,258 |
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Goodwill Industries of The Heartland |
IA |
$202,600 |
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The Inner Voice, Inc. |
IL |
$309,000 |
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Healthnet, Inc. |
IN |
$262,182 |
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Volunteers of America Of Indiana, Inc. |
IN |
$240,000 |
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Volunteers of America Kentucky, Inc. (Lexington) |
KY |
$205,929 |
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Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans |
LA |
$309,000 |
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Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans |
LA |
$206,000 |
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Veterans Inc. |
MA |
$309,000 |
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Volunteers of America of Massachusetts |
MA |
$242,000 |
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Vietnam Veterans Workshop, dba New England Center for Homeless Veterans |
MA |
$142,020 |
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Interseminarian Project Place Inc. |
MA |
$124,292 |
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Easter Seals |
MD |
$309,000 |
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Way Station, Inc. |
MD |
$309,000 |
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Easter Seals Maine, Inc. |
ME |
$206,000 |
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Volunteers of America Michigan |
MI |
$205,997 |
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Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans |
MN |
$309,000 |
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Soldier On, Inc. |
MS |
$206,000 |
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Volunteers of America Northern Rockies |
MT |
$206,000 |
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Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc. |
NH |
$206,000 |
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Volunteers of America Delaware Valley |
NJ |
$185,000 |
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Veterans Outreach Center Inc. |
NY |
$308,003 |
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Easter Seals Tristate LLC |
OH |
$103,117 |
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation |
OK |
$300,157 |
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Easter Seals Oregon - Salem |
OR |
$206,000 |
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Easter Seals Oregon - Medford |
OR |
$206,000 |
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St. Vincent de Paul |
OR |
$103,000 |
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Veterans Multi-Service Center |
PA |
$262,050 |
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YWCA of Greater Harrisburg |
PA |
$206,000 |
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Veterans Inc. |
RI |
$309,000 |
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Telamon Corp. (South Carolina Columbia) |
SC |
$309,000 |
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Volunteers of America, Dakotas |
SD |
$121,501 |
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Volunteers of America Kentucky, Inc. (Nashville) |
TN |
$221,301 |
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Volunteers of America Kentucky, Inc. (Chattanooga) |
TN |
$205,352 |
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Volunteers of America Texas |
TX |
$308,916 |
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Goodwill Industries of Houston, Inc. |
TX |
$300,000 |
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Center Point, Inc. |
TX |
$180,250 |
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Rivercity Comprehensive Counseling Service |
VA |
$308,872 |
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Veterans Inc. |
VT |
$206,000 |
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Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program: Second option year recipients in 2017 |
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Grant applicant |
State |
Award amount |
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Aletheia House, Inc. (Montgomery Rural) |
AL |
$206,000 |
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Volunteers of America - Greater Los Angeles, Inc. |
CA |
$309,000 |
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Vietnam Veterans of San Diego |
CA |
$309,000 |
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Volunteers of America - San Gabriel Valley |
CA |
$309,000 |
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1736 Family Crisis Center |
CA |
$309,000 |
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Goodwill of Silicon Valley |
CA |
$300,000 |
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Swords to Plowshares |
CA |
$300,000 |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist Inc. |
CA |
$206,000 |
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People Assisting The Homeless |
CA |
$100,000 |
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The Workplace, Inc. |
CT |
$299,980 |
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Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, Inc. |
FL |
$287,604 |
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Goodwill Manasota |
FL |
$236,750 |
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US Vets Inc. Hawaii |
HI |
$200,000 |
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America Works of Illinois, Inc. |
IL |
$300,000 |
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Volunteers of America Indiana, Inc. |
IN |
$206,000 |
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Volunteers of America Michigan |
MI |
$180,576 |
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Michigan Ability Partners |
MI |
$142,030 |
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Hancock Resource Center |
MS |
$205,720 |
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Harbor Homes, Inc. |
NH |
$206,000 |
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U.S. Veterans Initiative - Las Vegas |
NV |
$236,900 |
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Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc. |
NY |
$261,182 |
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Volunteers of America Greater Ohio, Inc. |
OH |
$309,000 |
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Volunteers of America Oklahoma |
OK |
$309,000 |
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Easter Seals Oregon Portland |
OR |
$309,000 |
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Volunteers of America East Tennessee |
TN |
$199,299 |
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Washington State Department of Veterans’ Affairs |
WA |
$309,000 |