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News Release

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Award of $47,600,000 In Training Grants to Help Homeless Veterans Re-enter the Workforce

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced the award of 163 Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants totaling $47,600,000. This funding will provide workforce reintegration services to more than 18,000 homeless veterans.

"While serving in the military, veterans learn many skills desired in today's workforce," said Secretary Acosta. "These grants will help thousands of homeless veterans reintegrate themselves into society and secure good jobs."

Funds are being awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards; local public agencies and nonprofit organizations; tribal governments; and faith-based and community organizations. Homeless veterans may receive occupational skills training, apprenticeship opportunities, and on-the-job training, as well as job search and placement assistance.

This year's HVRP awards provide 40 first-year grants totaling nearly $13,000,000. Previous awardees will receive first and second option year grants totaling $34,600,000.

Grantees under the HVRP program will coordinate their efforts with other federal programs, such as the Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care program.

More information on the Department's unemployment and re-employment programs for veterans is available at www.dol.gov/vets/. For more information about the Department's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), please visit www.veterans.gov or follow on @VETS_DOL twitter.

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A list of award recipients follows this release.

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program: 2018 Award Recipients

Organization Name

State

Amount

United States Veterans Initiative

AZ

$325,000

America Works of California, Inc.

CA

$500,000

Goodwill Industries of Santa Clara County

CA

$300,000

Interfaith Community Services Inc.

CA

$229,000

People Assisting The Homeless (PATH)

CA

$300,000

Shelter, Inc.

CA

$298,645

Vietnam Veterans of San Diego

CA

$500,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists, Inc. (VRSI)

CA

$240,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists, Inc. (VRSI)

CA

$250,000

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

CA

$500,000

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

CA

$500,000

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles, Inc.

CA

$500,000

Volunteers of America, Inc.

CA

$230,000

Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.

GA

$500,000

United States Veterans Initiative

HI

$200,000

State of Idaho, Idaho Department of Labor

ID

$114,500

Veterans North East Outreach Center

MA/NH

$499,220

Operation Stand Down Rhode Island

MA/RI

$300,000

Volunteers of America Michigan

MI

$234,559

Volunteers of America Michigan

MI

$214,741

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

MN

$500,000

Hancock Resource Center

MS

$239,593

Goodwill Industries of New Mexico

NM

$493,867

United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS - Las Vegas)

NV

$250,000

Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc.

NY

$185,020

Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc.

NY

$275,050

Black Veterans of Social Justice, Inc.

NY

$248,000

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio

OH

$205,000

WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc.

OH

$396,375

Volunteers of America Oklahoma

OK

$388,439

Easter Seals Oregon

OR

$500,000

Volunteers of America Mid-States

TN

$292,115

Volunteers of America Mid-States

TN

$325,804

Volunteers of America Mid-States

TN

$288,171

Front Steps, Inc.

TX

$300,000

United States Veterans Initiative

TX

$250,000

Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, Inc.

VA

$227,263

Washington Department of Veterans Affairs

WA

$480,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists, Inc. (VRSI)

WI

$240,000

Telamon Corp.

WV

$165,000

 

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program: 2018 First Option Year Award Recipients

Organization Name

State

Amount

Aletheia House, Inc.

AL

$500,000

Pima County

AZ

$236,664

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. (VRSI)

CA

$110,000

Interfaith Community Services, Inc.

CA

$120,000

Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada

CA

$167,126

Community Catalysts of California

CA

$207,231

Berkeley Food and Housing Project

CA

$220,000

Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

CA

$300,000

Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc.

CA

$355,050

Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

CA

$377,080

Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada

CA

$386,250

United States Veterans Initiative

CA

$400,000

The Salvation Army - A California Corporation

CA

$440,000

WestCare California, Inc.

CA

$497,850

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

CA

$500,000

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

CO

$500,000

Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc.

FL

$192,898

City of Jacksonville, FL Military Affairs & Veterans Dept.

FL

$231,750

Faith Hope Love Charity, Inc.

FL

$282,931

Boley Centers, Inc.

FL

$317,240

Boley Centers, Inc.

FL

$420,240

Recovery Consultants of Atlanta

GA

$310,000

Mary Hall Freedom House, Inc.

GA

$340,000

Catholic Charities Hawaii

HI

$250,000

Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois, Inc.

IL

$231,312

Transitional Living Services, Inc.

IL

$300,000

ECHO Housing Corporation

IN

$173,739

Crossroads Rehabilitation Center

IN

$337,840

Pennyroyal Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Bd.

KY

$172,231

Mountain Comprehensive Care Center

KY

$190,820

Veterans Inc.

MA

$146,895

Volunteers of America Massachusetts

MA

$216,700

ST. James A.M.E. Zion Church - Zion House

MD

$285,912

Easter Seals Greater Washington-Baltimore Region

MD

$500,000

Alliance, Inc.

MD

$500,000

Volunteers of America Michigan

MI

$256,139

Volunteers of America Michigan

MI

$256,139

Volunteers of America Michigan

MI

$499,999

St. Patrick Center

MO

$225,088

Volunteers of America of The Carolinas

NC

$298,242

Asheville-Buncombe Comm. Christ Min.

NC

$403,635

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, Inc.

NJ

$299,394

Real House Recovery Inc.

NJ

$395,784

United Veterans Beacon House, Inc.

NY

$104,125

Services for the UnderServed, Inc.

NY

$142,020

New York State Dept. of Corrections and Community Super

NY

$234,041

Easter Seals New York Inc.

NY

$299,860

Easter Seals New York Inc.

NY

$426,060

America Works of New York, Inc.

NY

$500,000

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, Inc.

OH

$100,000

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, Inc.

OH

$300,000

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, Inc.

OH

$300,000

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, Inc.

OH

$350,000

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

OH

$395,903

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc.

OR

$225,000

Commission on Economic Opportunity

PA

$100,000

Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

PA

$191,103

Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard, Inc.

PA

$220,500

Impact Services Corp.

PA

$400,000

Impact Services Corp.

PA

$500,000

Fast Forward

SC

$400,000

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, Inc.

TX

$130,070

BakerRipley (formerly known as Neighborhood Centers Inc.)

TX

$300,000

The Houston Launch Pad

TX

$500,000

American GI Forum Nat'l Veterans Outreach Program, Inc.

TX

$500,000

STOP Inc.

VA

$355,050

Partners in Careers

WA

$208,960

Workforce Development Council Snohomish County

WA

$283,142

Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd.

WI

$500,000

 

 

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program: 2018 Second Year Option Award Recipients

Organization Name

State

Amount

St. Francis House, Inc.

AR

$159,090

United States Veterans Initiative

AZ

$206,000

Center Point, Inc.

CA

$180,250

United States Veterans Initiative Inc.

CA

$180,250

Vietnam Veterans of San Diego

CA

$206,000

The Salvation Army - A California Corporation

CA

$300,000

New Directions Inc.

CA

$309,000

P.A.T.H. (People Assisting The Homeless)

CA

$309,000

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

CA

$309,000

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

CA

$309,000

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

CA

$309,000

Working Wardrobes for a New Start

CA

$309,000

America Works of Washington DC

DC

$300,000

United States Veterans Initiative

DC

$309,000

Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc.

FL

$308,505

Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Inc.

GA

$308,621

Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency

GA

$309,000

USVI-Hawaii

HI

$187,258

Goodwill Industries of The Heartland

IA

$206,000

The Inner Voice, Inc.

IL

$309,000

Volunteers of America of Indiana, Inc.

IN

$247,200

Healthnet, Inc.

IN

$262,182

Volunteers of America, Mid States, Inc.

KY

$205,352

Volunteers of America, Mid States, Inc.

KY

$205,929

Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans, Inc.

LA

$206,000

Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans, Inc.

LA

$309,000

Interseminarian Project Place, Inc.

MA

$124,292

Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc.

MA

$146,280

Volunteers of America Massachusetts

MA

$242,000

Veterans Inc.

MA

$309,000

Easter Seals Greater Washington-Baltimore Region

MD

$309,000

Way Station, Inc.

MD

$309,000

Easter Seals Maine, Inc.

ME

$206,000

Volunteers of America Michigan

MI

$200,000

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

MN

$309,000

Soldier On, Inc.

MS

$206,000

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies

MT

$200,000

Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc.

NH

$206,000

Volunteers of America Delaware Valley

NJ

$185,000

Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.

NY

$309,000

Easter Seals Tri-State LLC

OH

$103,117

Muscogee (Creek) Nation

OK

$300,157

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc.

OR

$103,000

Easter Seals Oregon

OR

$206,000

Easter Seals Oregon

OR

$206,000

YWCA of Greater Harrisburg

PA

$200,000

Veterans Multi-Service Center

PA

$269,911

Veterans Inc.

RI

$309,000

Telamon Corp.

SC

$309,000

Volunteers of America, Dakotas

SD

$121,501

Goodwill Industries of Houston, Inc.

TX

$300,000

Volunteers of America Texas

TX

$308,916

River City Comprehensive Counseling Services

VA

$308,990

Veterans Inc.

VT

$206,000

 

Agency
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Date
July 10, 2018
Release Number
18-1047-NAT
Media Contact: Joe Versen
Phone Number