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Homeless veterans in 10 states will receive training and
job search assistance through $1.3 million in grants issued by the U.S.
Department of Labor and funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich announced today.
The grants, issued to state and local public agencies and
non-profit organizations, will provide job search and counseling assistance,
remedial education, classroom and on-the-job training, and support services
such as transportation and transitional housing so that veterans can
participate and still keep the jobs they get through the programs.
"Since 1987, these programs have helped more than 13,000
homeless veterans become productive and taxpaying citizens at an average cost
of less than $1,500 per veteran," Reich said.
"Providing employment opportunities and enhancing job
skills are critical ingredients to achieving independent living."
"Unemployment, not the lack of affordable housing, is the
chief cause of homelessness among veterans," said Preston M. Taylor Jr.,
assistant secretary of labor for veterans employment and training. "The grants
will help eliminate the major problems homeless veterans face."
Andrew Cuomo, HUD assistant secretary for community
planning and development said, "Secretary Cisneros and I are pleased to join
Secretary Reich and Assistant Secretary Taylor in this interagency initiative
which will result in homeless veterans moving into jobs and back into our
communities."
The grants are administered by the Labor Department's
Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) with money provided by HUD
under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. The $1.3 million matches
a similar amount earmarked for homeless veterans funded by VETS last February.
Staff from VETS and HUD reviewed 52 grant proposals before selecting the 15
recipients.
(Note to Editors: A list of the organizations receiving the grants is attached.)
Homeless Veterans Project
Grant Recipients
Grantee Amount Contact
Swords to Plowshares $100,000 Michael Blecker
San Francisco, CA (415) 247-8777
City of Sunnyvale $100,000 Michael Curran
Sunnyvale, CA (408) 730-7643
San Diego Consortium & PIC $100,000 Richard Stork
San Diego, CA (619) 238-1445
Vietnam Veterans of California $92,970 Byron Calos
Santa Rosa, CA (707) 578-2785
Vietnam Veterans of California (rural) $51,878 Byron Calos
Santa Rosa, CA (707) 578-2785
County of San Mateo $100,000 Melody Page
Belmont, CA (415) 802-5191
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries $100,000 John Briggs
Cincinnati, OH (513) 771-4800
Pittsylvania County $66,122 Sherman Saunders
Chatham, VA (804) 423-3729
Vietnam Veterans Workshop $88,209 Jim Yates
Boston, MA (617) 371-1707
Southeast Idaho Community Action $58,551 Genie Weppner
Pocatello, ID (208) 232-1114
Indianapolis PIC Inc. $73,653 Lyn Novotny
Indianapolis, IN (317) 684-2214
Volunteers of America of Kentucky $75,497 Joe Stevenson
Louisville, KY (502) 636-0771
The Salvation Army $99,765 Alfred Peck
New York, NY (212) 337-7488
Milwaukee County $78,000 Ted Fetting
Milwaukee, WI (414) 278-4058
Impact Services $88,130 John McDonald
Philadelphia, PA (215) 739-1600
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