The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded roughly $8 million in grants to California organizations that house homeless veterans.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced March 23 it awarded 36 new grants to organizations that house homeless veterans, including seven grants worth nearly $8 million to California organizations.
The grants are part of the VA’s Grant and Per Diem program, which helps fund private organizations (non-profit or otherwise) that provide transitional housing for homeless veterans. Grantees are also responsible for helping veterans connect with VA supportive services, particularly in regard to helping veterans find permanent, stable housing.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough says, “these grants allow VA, alongside community partners, to amplify efforts to reduce homelessness and to protect the dignity of our most vulnerable veterans.”
In California, seven organizations were awarded amounts between $425,000 and $2.7 million:
- Community Action North Bay in Solano County received $425,000 to support five additional homeless veterans.
- Volunteers of America of Greater Sacramento and Northern Nevada, Inc., which is based in Sacramento, received $2.7 million, which will support 80 more veterans.
- Palo Alto-based LifeMoves was awarded $950,000 to support 12 more veterans.
- Life Community Development, from Loma Linda, received roughly $950,000 to house 12 more veterans.
- Good Samaritan Shelter, from Santa Maria, received $425,00 to house five more veterans.
The remaining two organizations are both based in Los Angeles:
- New Directions for Veterans, Inc. was awarded $1.8 million to house 24 more veterans.
- And Volunteers of America Los Angeles received $650,000 to support eight additional veterans.
Readers can click here to view the entire list of Grant and Per Diem awardees for March 2022.
Author: Christian Southards
Coming from a family with a proud military background and wanting to contribute his writing skills to a worthy cause, Christian began writing for the California American Legion in August of 2020. His father is a 25-year Army Veteran and his grandfather served in the Navy during Vietnam.