Veterans

HUD Announces Drop in Veteran Homelessness – How Vermont Veteran Services Helps

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced this week that the annual Point-in-Time Count conducted in January 2014 shows a decline of homeless veterans by 33 percent since 2010. This includes a nearly 40 percent drop in the number of …

Vermont Veteran Services SSVF Program Seeking Eligible Families

The Vermont Veteran Services SSVF program works to help Vermont veteran households who are literally homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness gain or retain stable housing by providing supportive services. The program is managed at the University of Vermont and funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our friends at …

Housing First Training Events Happening Next Week in Rutland and Burlington

Vermont Veteran Services and Pathways Vermont are hosting two Housing First training events that will take place in Rutland and Burlington next week. Both events are free, but you must send in your RSVP to ensure a space at one of the training events. The training, An Introduction to Housing First: The Art & Science of Practice, will first take …

Registration Now Open for NEK Veterans Summit

Lyndon State College will be hosting the Northeast Kingdom Veterans Summit on March 15, 2014. Registration is now open. The purpose of the summit is to bring veterans, their families, and veteran service organizations together to build relationships, stronger connections, and an enhanced regional support network in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and Northern New Hampshire. Some …

CHALENG 2013 Survey Now Open to All Homeless, Formerly Homeless Veterans

The CHALENG 2013 survey is now open to all homeless and formerly homeless Veterans, VA and community partners on the CHALENG site: http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/chaleng.asp. In 1994, the VA launched Project CHALENG (Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups) for Veterans, a program designed to enhance the continuum of care for homeless Veterans provided by the local …