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CORRECTED: U.S. Department of Labor Awards Grants to Support Services For Homeless Veterans Seeking to Reenter Workforce
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of over $53 million in Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants to 157 recipients that will provide employment services to more than 21,000 homeless veterans seeking to reintegrate into the workforce.
HVRP grantees coordinate their efforts with other federal programs such as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veteran Families and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care programs. The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) administers the HVRP.
"As we work to overcome the disruption caused by coronavirus, we recognize a special obligation to help the military veterans who need us most re-enter the workforce," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia. "Faith-based and community-based organizations, as well as other local entities, are well-positioned to support veterans in their communities and help them participate in the economic freedom they’ve secured for us."
The Department will award 77 grants totaling $26.6 million to first-time recipients, and award $26.4 million in option-year funding to grantees originally awarded in 2018 and 2019.
"The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to helping all of our nation’s veterans realize their full potential in the workplace," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training John Lowry. "While these veterans may be homeless today, with the right kind of support, they can reestablish an employment trajectory that will enable a prosperous future."
HVRP awards grants on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, faith-based and community organizations. Through the services provided, homeless veterans may learn occupational skills, attain apprenticeships or on-the-job training opportunities and receive job search and placement assistance.
Visit www.dol.gov/vets for more information on the Department’s unemployment and re-employment programs for veterans. For questions about these grant awards, please contact the Department’s Kia Mason at (202) 693-2606, and for more information about the VETS, please visit www.veterans.gov or follow on twitter @VETS_DOL.
The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
The list of new awards, and their recipients, is below:
|
Recipient |
State |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Aletheia House Inc. |
AL |
$500,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Southeast |
AL |
$248,358 |
|
Pima County |
AZ |
$195,607 |
|
Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc. |
CA |
$360,396 |
|
America Works of California Inc. |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
Berkeley Food and Housing Project |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
Goodwill Industries of Southern California |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
JVS SoCal |
CA |
$466,800 |
|
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
The Salvation Army |
CA |
$440,000 |
|
United States Veterans Initiative |
CA |
$194,536 |
|
Vietnam Veterans of California, dba, Veterans Resource Center |
CA |
$421,814 |
|
Vietnam Veterans of San Diego |
CA |
$233,000 |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. |
CA |
$250,000 |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. |
CA |
$104,000 |
|
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles |
CA |
$396,780 |
|
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles |
CA |
$361,770 |
|
Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada |
CA |
$499,476 |
|
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
CO |
$500,000 |
|
Delaware Center for Homeless Veterans Inc. |
DE |
$450,000 |
|
Boley Centers Inc. |
FL |
$332,402 |
|
Gang Alternative Inc. |
FL |
$490,110 |
|
Mary Hall Freedom House Inc. |
GA |
$400,000 |
|
Recovery Consultants of Atlanta, Inc. |
GA |
$500,000 |
|
Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia Inc. |
GA |
$468,091 |
|
Catholic Charities Hawaii |
HI |
$270,000 |
|
Of Color Inc. |
IL |
$499,785 |
|
Transitional Living Services |
IL |
$283,957 |
|
Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc. |
IN |
$297,440 |
|
ECHO Housing Corporation |
IN |
$153,419 |
|
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc. |
KY |
$210,960 |
|
Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc. |
LA |
$210,960 |
|
Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc. |
LA |
$322,205 |
|
Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Inc. |
MA |
$186,750 |
|
Veterans Inc. |
MA |
$170,000 |
|
Veterans Inc. |
MA |
$150,000 |
|
Veterans Inc. |
MA |
$500,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Massachusetts |
MA |
$265,049 |
|
Volunteers of America Massachusetts |
MA |
$338,264 |
|
Easterseals Serving DC|MD|VA, Inc. |
MD |
$500,000 |
|
Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley |
MD |
$202,531 |
|
Mosaic Community Services, Inc. |
MD |
$500,000 |
|
St. James A.M.E. Zion Church - Zion House |
MD |
$300,000 |
|
Michigan Ability Partners |
MI |
$158,204 |
|
St. Patrick Center |
MO |
$308,911 |
|
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc. |
NC |
$500,000 |
|
Volunteers of America of the Carolinas, Inc. |
NC |
$282,562 |
|
America Works of New York, Inc. |
NY |
$500,000 |
|
Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve |
NY |
$401,064 |
|
Services for the UnderServed Inc. |
NY |
$142,020 |
|
United Veterans Beacon House Inc. |
NY |
$104,125 |
|
Easter Seals TriState LLC |
OH |
$168,048 |
|
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center Inc. |
OH |
$472,151 |
|
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana |
OH |
$360,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana |
OH |
$320,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana |
OH |
$315,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana |
OH |
$320,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana |
OH |
$255,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc. |
OK |
$420,208 |
|
Easterseals Oregon |
OR |
$500,000 |
|
Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties |
OR |
$186,639 |
|
Commission on Economic Opportunity |
PA |
$200,000 |
|
Impact Services Corporation |
PA |
$500,000 |
|
Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc. |
PA |
$209,526 |
|
Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc. |
PA |
$334,363 |
|
Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc. |
PA |
$277,456 |
|
Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc. |
PA |
$388,939 |
|
Veterans Place of Washington Blvd. |
PA |
$364,000 |
|
Fast Forward |
SC |
$400,000 |
|
Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc. |
TX |
$450,000 |
|
Castle Cares Community Ministries |
TX |
$320,034 |
|
The Houston Launch Pad |
TX |
$500,000 |
|
Unity Partners dba Project Unity |
TX |
$263,565 |
|
Focused Outreach Richmond Inc. |
VA |
$320,000 |
|
Center for Veterans Issues Ltd. |
WI |
$500,000 |
|
Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps, Inc. |
WI |
$202,525 |
|
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies |
WY |
$500,000 |
The list of continuation awards, and their recipients, is below:
|
Recipient |
State |
Award |
|---|---|---|
|
Aletheia House |
AL |
$251,329 |
|
St. Francis House Inc |
AR |
$159,090 |
|
United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS-Phoenix) |
AZ |
$325,000 |
|
United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS - Prescott) |
AZ |
$216,000 |
|
America Works of California Inc |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist Inc. |
CA |
$240,000 |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist Inc. |
CA |
$250,000 |
|
Volunteers of America-Southwest |
CA |
$230,000 |
|
Vietnam Veterans of San Diego |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
PATH |
CA |
$300,000 |
|
Goodwill of Santa Clara County |
CA |
$300,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles Ca. (West Covina) |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Los Angeles |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo Co. Inc |
CA |
$273,758 |
|
The Salvation Army, A California Corp. |
CA |
$445,000 |
|
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles |
CA |
$500,000 |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. |
CA |
$350,000 |
|
Working Wardrobe For A New Start |
CA |
$266,600 |
|
Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut Inc. |
CT |
$420,410 |
|
United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS-Washington D.C.) |
DC |
$309,000 |
|
Volunteers of America of Florida |
FL |
$407,458 |
|
Traveler's Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc. |
GA |
$426,547 |
|
Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency |
GA |
$375,000 |
|
United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS-Barbers Point) |
HI |
$200,000 |
|
United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS-Barber's Point) |
HI |
$275,000 |
|
Goodwill Industries of the Heartland |
IA |
$242,000 |
|
Idaho Department of Labor |
ID |
$114,500 |
|
National Able Network |
IL |
$370,950 |
|
The Inner Voice Inc. |
IL |
$500,000 |
|
America Works of Illinois Inc. |
IL |
$400,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana |
IN |
$215,000 |
|
South Central Region 8 Workforce Board Inc. |
IN |
$125,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Mid-States |
KY |
$288,171 |
|
Elle Foundation |
LA |
$203,500 |
|
Easterseals MA |
MA |
$125,598 |
|
Veterans Inc. |
MA |
$370,000 |
|
Veterans Inc. RI/SEMA |
MA |
$322,000 |
|
Easterseals Serving DC/MD/ VA |
MD |
$500,000 |
|
Way Station Inc. |
MD |
$396,639 |
|
Easterseals Maine |
ME |
$285,823 |
|
Volunteers of America Michigan |
MI |
$214,740 |
|
Volunteers of America Michigan |
MI |
$234,559 |
|
Mid-Michigan Community Action Agency Inc. |
MI |
$221,920 |
|
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans |
MN |
$500,000 |
|
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans |
MN |
$447,613 |
|
Hancock Resource Center |
MS |
$239,593 |
|
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies |
MT-WY |
$405,000 |
|
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry |
NC |
$500,000 |
|
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry |
NC |
$500,000 |
|
Harbor Homes Inc. |
NH |
$200,000 |
|
Real House Recovery Inc |
NJ |
$471,424 |
|
Goodwill Industries of New Mexico |
NM |
$493,867 |
|
United States Veterans Initiative |
NV |
$250,000 |
|
Black Veterans for Social Justice |
NY |
$185,020 |
|
Black Veterans for Social Justice Inc. |
NY |
$248,000 |
|
Black Veterans for Social Justices, Inc. |
NY |
$275,050 |
|
Mental Health America of Dutchess County Inc. |
NY |
$150,000 |
|
Veterans Outreach Center Inc. |
NY |
$500,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indaina |
OH |
$205,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana |
OH |
$320,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Oklahoma |
OK |
$388,439 |
|
Muscogee (Creek) Nation |
OK |
$348,878 |
|
Easterseals Oregon |
OR |
$500,000 |
|
Easterseals Oregon |
OR |
$400,000 |
|
Easterseals Oregon |
OR |
$325,000 |
|
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg |
PA |
$230,000 |
|
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island |
RI |
$300,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Dakotas |
SD |
$216,372 |
|
United States Veterans Initiative |
TX |
$250,000 |
|
Front Steps Inc. |
TX |
$300,000 |
|
Adaptive Construction Solutions |
TX |
$500,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Texas Dallas/Fort Worth |
TX |
$385,710 |
|
Volunteers of America Texas |
TX |
$500,000 |
|
Total Action Against Poverty |
VA |
$227,263 |
|
River City Comprehensive Counseling Services |
VA |
$320,000 |
|
Veteran’s Inc. |
VT |
$236,000 |
|
Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs |
WA |
$480,000 |
|
Partner in Careers |
WA |
$208,455 |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. |
WI |
$240,000 |
Ed. Note: This version of the release updates the list of new award recipients that appeared in the original version of the release to correct a sorting error.
