Homelessness in America continued...
These grants support programs that provide assistance to survivors of sexual assault, do- mestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking who are in need of transitional hous- ing, short-term housing assistance, and relat- ed support services. Transitional housing pro- grams may offer individualized services such as counseling, support groups, safety plan- ning, and advocacy services as well as practi- cal services such as licensed child care, em- ployment services, transportation vouchers, telephones, and referrals to other agencies.
FY 2014 - $25 million FY 2015 - $26 million FY 2016 (proposed) - $25 million
Department of Labor
Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program The Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Pro- gram provides services to help Veterans ex- periencing homelessness obtain meaningful employment and to stimulate the develop- ment of effective service delivery systems to address the complex problems facing Veter- ans experiencing homelessness. It is the only nationwide program exclusively focused on helping Veterans experiencing homelessness reintegrate into the workforce. Funds are awarded through competitive grants. The program also includes funds specifically for grantees providing specialized services to fe- male Veterans experiencing homelessness and Veterans with families experiencing homelessness. This specialized funding was initiated in FY 2010 in recognition of the special needs of these subgroups.
FY 2014 - $38 million FY 2015 - $38 million FY 2016 (proposed) - $38 million
The Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG) The Emergency Solutions Grant Program in- cludes funds for a variety of life-saving ac- tivities in addition to newer interventions like rapid re-housing and homelessness preven- tion that have proven to be successful in many communities at preventing and ending homelessness. ESG is an essential compo- nent of continuing the program infrastructure that was started via the Recovery Act Home- lessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) and has proven an efficient and effective way of quickly transitioning people from homelessness to permanent housing.
FY 2014 - $2.105 billion FY 2015 - $2.135 billion FY 2016 (proposed) - $2.480 billion
Department of Veterans Affairs
The President’s 2016 Budget calls for $1.4 billion for VA programs that prevent or end homelessness among Veterans. With contin- ued focus from Federal, State, and local part- ners, the goal to end Veteran homelessness by the end of 2015 is in reach. Since the launch of Opening Doors, the number of Vet- erans experiencing homelessness on a given night has declined 33 percent from 76,329 in 2010 to 49,993 in 2014.
Supportive Services for Veteran Families Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) provides supportive services to very low-income Veteran families in or transition- ing to permanent housing. Funds are provid- ed through grants to private non-profit organ- izations and consumer cooperatives that will assist very low-income Veterans’ families by providing a range of supportive services de- signed to promote housing stability. Through the SSVF Program, VA aims to prevent
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