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Here you'll find the latest information about what's happening at our member organizations, opportunities in the community, and the latest news from the Legislature. Also VAHC Staff share their thoughts about the housing crisis in Vermont.

David Martins

Jul 21, 2016
1 min

Fourth Annual White River Junction VA Medical Center Community Mental Health Summit – Septemb

Date: September 14, 2016 Time: 9am-1pm Location: White River Junction VA Medical Center – Bldg. 44, Room 103 This year’s Summit will include two plenary sessions; 1) access to mental health care for Veterans and their family members and 2) Suicide Prevention. Sign-in and networking will take place from 9-9:30am, with opening speakers beginning at 9:30am. Please email this form to Elise.Garrity@va.gov to register. Please note that lunch will not be provided, but you a

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David Martins

Sep 15, 2015
2 min

New Partnership Aimed at Helping Homeless Veterans

Local 22 (mychamplainvalley.com) recently reported on a collaboration between the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program and the Vermont State Police to aid in the effort to end veteran homelessness in Vermont: In the United States, it’s estimated that more than 200 thousand veterans are homeless on any given night. More than 400 thousand veterans will experienced homelessness throughout the year. But several Vermont agencies are working to reduce those rates. At

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David Martins

Sep 4, 2015
2 min

Next Veterans Mental Health Council Meeting Wednesday, September 30th

The next meeting of the Mental Health Council for veteran services in Vermont and New Hampshire will take place on Wednesday, September 30th at 3:00pm at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction. Below are more details on the meeting and how you can participate, including a call-in option: As you know, we have been meeting as a group every fifth Wednesday to consider together how we can best provide services to Veterans in Vermont and New Hampshire. Your input in these m

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David Martins

Jun 19, 2015
1 min

3rd Annual White River Junction VA Medical Center Community Mental Health Summit, July 29th

The 3rd annual White River Junction VA Medical Center Community Mental Health Summit will be taking place on July 29th from 11:30 am-3:30 pm at the White River Junction VA Medical Center in Bldg. 44, Room 103 (see map). This year’s Summit will include three plenary sessions; 1) Panel Presentation on Community Resources Available to Support Family Members of Veterans and Service Members, 2) Discussion and Q+A on Ending Veterans Homelessness, and 3) a Review and Discussion of

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David Martins

May 1, 2015
1 min

VA Services for Homeless Veterans

The VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vermont State Housing Authority and Vermont Council on Homelessness are committed to the national goal of ending homelessness among Veterans. If you encounter a homeless person who may be a Veteran (served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, deployed with the National Guard or Reserve), please advise them that there are many housing resources & supports through the VA. Please feel free to contact any of the

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Is every HOMELESS VETERAN getting needed help?

David Martins

Feb 9, 2015
1 min

Is every HOMELESS VETERAN getting needed help?

Below is some information from Supportive Services for Veteran Families: Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) has the resources to help very low and extremely low-income homeless veterans. The general eligibility can be viewed here (PDF file), but a short call to 802-656-3232 can help determine eligibility and start the process to getting housed. SSVF works in the housing first model. So getting the veteran housed is the first priority. We are in our third year and

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

David Martins

Aug 29, 2014
2 min

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 veterans sleeping on the street. From the press release: HUD, VA, USICH, and local partners have used evidenced-based pract

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David Martins

Jul 10, 2014
2 min

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 Capstone Community Action (formerly CVCAC) passed on the following helpful info about the program at yesterday’s VAHC meeting: Eligib

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Housing First Training Events Happening on March 19 in Rutland and March 20 in Burlington

David Martins

Feb 18, 2014
1 min

Housing First Training Events Happening on March 19 in Rutland and March 20 in Burlington

Vermont Veteran Services and Pathways Vermont are hosting two Housing First training events that will take place in Rutland and Burlington. The training, Introduction to Housing First: The Art & Science of Practice, will first take place in Rutland on Wednesday, March 19 and again in Burlington the next day on Thursday, March 20. In this training attendees will learn about the core principles and practices of the Housing First Model from top experts in the field. There wil

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David Martins

Feb 6, 2014
2 min

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 of the Summit highlights are listed below. Many more additions will be added in the coming we

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David Martins

Jul 16, 2013
2 min

VA Announces $300 Million in New Grants to Help End Veterans’ Homelessness

VA Announces $300 Million in New Grants to Help End Veterans’ Homelessness Initiative Targets 120,000 Homeless and At-Risk Vets and Families WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today the award of nearly $300 million in grants that will help approximately 120,000 homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families. The grants have been awarded to 319 community agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islan

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HUD & VA team up to provide permanent homes to 20 homeless vets in Vermont

David Martins

May 29, 2013
1 min

HUD & VA team up to provide permanent homes to 20 homeless vets in Vermont

At last week’s National Coalition for Homeless Veterans annual conference, HUD Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and HUD Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Eric Shinseki, reported that HUD will be awarding $60 million to fund 9,000 new vouchers for homeless veterans nationwide. The vouchers will provide permanent supportive housing to homeless veterans. The new vouchers are a step towards Shineski’s goal to eradicate homelessness among veterans by 2015. There is currently an est

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David Martins

Jul 12, 2012
2 min

White River Junction VAMC Looking for Shelters to Contract & Partner with for Veteran Homeless &

The White River Junction VAMC is looking for shelters to contract and partner with for the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Service. The following are the directions for all eligible applicants to submit proposals – please forward on to others as appropriate. Directions for interested VA Shelter Contracts are: • Go to Fed Biz Opps Homepage: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=main&mode=list&tab=list&tabmode=list • Put in: “Vermont” as the place of performance. • There will be two

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David Martins

May 18, 2012
1 min

Webinar: Ending Veteran Homelessness – USICH

Beyond HUD-VASH: Ending Veteran Homelessness Webinar to be held Wednesday, May 23, 3 p.m. EDT Veteran homelessness declined by 12 percent between 2010 and 2011. In order to build on this momentum and achieve the goal of ending Veterans homelessness by 2015, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is calling on communities to develop a Veteran-centric approach that uses all the available resources to help our Veterans. USICH is hosting a webinar to share

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David Martins

Oct 19, 2011
1 min

NERHMIS Training & Symposium

NERHMIS 2011 Training flyer MONDAY: November 14, 2011 9:00 am – 3:30 pm UMASS Campus Center: Boston, MA Registration: http://nerhmis2011.eventbrite.com – Deadline to Register is November 4th Annual training for Continuum of Care members, homeless providers, HMIS IT and program staff, consumers, advocates, and HUD officials to share expertise, network with colleagues, and improve their community HMIS and Continuum of Care planning and management systems. Examples of Topics

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David Martins

Oct 19, 2011
1 min

NERHMIS Training & Symposium

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David Martins

Sep 29, 2011
1 min

The Home Depot Foundation is running a special program to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

The Home Depot Foundation is running a special program to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. From 11 Sep 2011 through Veteran’s Day (11 Nov 2011), Home Depot is offering to conduct work projects on military member’s personal homes. Home Depot will provide the materials, labor and contractors. Projects will include repairs and installations. If there are any questions, please make contact through the website below. http://homedepotfoundation.org/ The priority is as f

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David Martins

Sep 2, 2011
2 min

hurricane disaster relief: updates & resources

MESSAGE FROM THE CVOEO MOBILE HOME PROJECT Shaun Gilpin, CVOEO Mobile Home Project Program Director The CVOEO Mobile Home Project has been trying to compile a list of affected parks. I know that there are a number of organizations trying to do the same, so feel free to exchange and cross-check this information so that we can all get an accurate picture of the effects to parks throughout the state. We have received a few updates on the status of parks in the flooding. This is

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David Martins

Sep 2, 2011
2 min

hurricane disaster relief: updates & resources

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David Martins

Sep 2, 2011
1 min

hurricane disaster relief: updates & resources

MESSAGE FROM LEGAL SERVICES LAW LINE OF VERMONT August 31, 2011 DISASTER RELIEF INFORMATION ON VTLAWHELP http://www.vtlawhelp.org/disaster_Irene Please forward to folks in need. I hope you all are well. Thanks! Mary McGinniss, Paralegal Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, Inc 274 North Winooski Avenue Burlington, VT 05401 1-800-639-8857 ext 115 (802) 651-4130 www.vtlawhelp.com #VTIrene #VT #Veterans #DisasterRelief #Housing #HousingAgencyandNonprofitNews

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