NEW PROGRAM: EL-ADA SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES!
(VASSVF)
Overview: "Public Law 110-387 authorized VA to develop the new Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. Under the SSVF Program, VA will award grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who will provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing. The grantees will provide a range of supportive services designed to promote housing stability to eligible very low- income Veteran families".
Eligible Veteran Families: To receive supportive services under this program, you must be:
1. A member of a Veteran family: A Veteran family is defined as a single person or a family in which the head of household or the spouse of the head of household is a Veteran.
2. Very low-income: Your household income does not exceed 50% of area median income
(as adjusted).
3. “Occupying Permanent Housing:” You either (a) are residing in permanent housing; (b) are homeless and scheduled to become a resident of permanent housing within 90 days pending the location or development of housing suitable for permanent housing; or, (c) have exited permanent housing within the previous 90 days to seek other housing that is responsive to your needs and preferences.
Supportive Services: Through the SSVF Program, El Ada aims to improve very low-income Veteran families’ housing stability. El-Ada will provide outreach and case management services and will assist participants to obtain VA benefits and other public benefits, and to provide Case Management, skill building, Housing search, and limited Temporary Financial Assistance, to help Veteran Families to achieve housing stability.
Limited Temporary Financial Assistance is available to enrolled Veteran Families participating in Case Management, and may include: Partial or full month rent assistance; one time rent or utility deposit assistance; rental application fee assistance; bus passes for housing search.
Application Process: Veteran Families may complete an application for El-Ada SSVF Program enrollment at 2250 S Vista Ave Boise Idaho 83705. Information about SSVF and all
El-Ada programs is available by calling (208) 345-2820 between 8am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Additional Information: For further information about the SSVF Program, please visit:
http://www1.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp.