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HUD and VA announce $75 million for HUD-VASH program to provide rental housing and support for homeless veterans
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2009) -
The United States Interagency Council onHomelessness (USICH) met today for the first time under the ObamaAdministration. U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinsekichaired the meeting, at which U.S. Housing and Urban DevelopmentSecretary Shaun Donovan was elected rotating Chair for the upcoming yearand U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis was elected Vice Chair. U.S.Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Melody Barnes,Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, attended themeeting.
The mission of the USICH is to coordinate the federal response tohomelessness and to create a national partnership with every level ofgovernment and the private sector to address homelessness in the nation. "It is simply unacceptable for individuals, children, families, and ournation's Veterans to be faced with homelessness in this country," said President Obama. "I am confident that the Interagency Council onHomelessness, under Secretary Donovan's leadership, will have a renewedfocus on coordinating efforts across federal agencies and workingclosely with our state, local, community-based, and faith-based partnersto address these serious issues." "Ending the continuing tragedy of homelessness demands thoughtful andfocused leadership," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "President Obamaand I are committed to working through the USICH, the agencies itrepresents and our state, local and non-profit partners to build athoughtful and compassionate response to this crisis. The bottom line is that through our combined efforts every man, woman and child in thisnation should have access to a safe, affordable place to lay their headat night."
Secretaries Donovan and Shinseki also announced the allocation of $75million to local public housing authorities across the 50 states, theDistrict of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam to provide permanentsupportive housing and dedicated VA case managers for an estimated10,000 homeless Veterans. This innovative joint initiative is calledVeterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH). This fundingwill provide local public housing agencies with approximately 10,000rental assistance vouchers specifically targeted to assist homelessVeterans in their area. Public housing authorities, that administerHUD's Housing Choice Voucher Program, work closely with Department ofVeteran Affairs medical centers to manage the program. In addition tothe rental assistance, VA medical centers provide supportive servicesand case management to eligible homeless Veterans.
"It is shameful that after serving our nation so well, some of
ourVeterans leave their military life only to fall into
homelessness," saidDonovan. "Working closely with the
Department of Veterans Affairs, we'reable to offer a
permanent home, along with critically needed supportiveservices, to the very people to whom we owe so much." "No one, especially Veterans who have faithfully served our countryshould become homeless," said VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. "Thiscouncil's work is critical to providing for those at risk and on thestreets. This interagency partnership allows us to leverage ourresources, programs, talent and experience to create viable solutionsthat will eliminate homelessness."
"With new service members returning home every day and the economysputtering, we must step up our efforts to provide all Veterans withhousing and the dignity that comes with it," said Senator Murray,Chairman of the Senate Housing Appropriations Subcommittee.
"For toolong homeless Veterans have been forgotten heroes. HUD-VASH grants aremaking a real difference in ensuring that those who have sacrificed forour nation are not coming home to sleep on our streets." Under HUD-VASH, HUD will provide housing assistance through its HousingChoice Voucher Program (Section 8) which allows Veterans to rentprivately owned housing. The VA will provide to eligible homelessVeterans clinical and supportive services through its health care systemacross the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam.VA addresses the needs of the more than 100,000 homeless Veterans whoaccess VA health care annually.
The USICH is an interagency council made up of members from federalagencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development,Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Department ofCommerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department ofEnergy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of HomelandSecurity, Department of Interior, Department of Justice, Department ofLabor, Department of Transportation, Corporation for National andCommunity Service, Social Security Administration, General ServicesAdministration, and United States Postal Service.
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