An Indiana company is helping the state’s Veterans by employing them in a call center to give resources and assistance to other Veterans. How cool!
Cudo’s to the owner of Full Perspective Services, the call center with one designated rooms for the project.
To keep up with updates and the progress of this group, follow their blog at http://www.saveourveterans.org/blog/
Read more ♥♥ http://www.saveourveterans.org/
treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues. Previously the Veterans could be referred to a hospital for 10 days or subsidized housing – however the core issues of their homelessness were not being addressed.
“Opening Doors” http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/meeting-us-interagency-council-homelessness
USICH meeting on continuing efforts to prevent and end homelessness.
The White House
My Veteran’s Affairs hero is speaking. I love him! HUD/V A Supportive Housing has been the best tool for ending homelessness. By the end of next year it can bring 30,000 veterans and families out of homelessness.
U.S. Senator Tim Johnson is my Man of the Week.
photo belongs to Foxnews.com
(okay, so that is something I just started today – but really – I think we should celebrate those who Do GOOD for us more often)
“May 20, 2010
Agencies in CA that provide services to Homeless Veterans. I am shortening the list to the Los Angeles County area – but the full list can be accessed HERE
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| American GI Forum of Montebello | |
| Contact Name: | Rafael Centeno |
| Address: | 7801 Telegraph RD, Suite A |
| City/State/Zip: | Montebello, CA 90640 |
| Phone: | 323-278-0330 |
| Email: |  laivc@earthlink.net |
| Web: | http://www.agif.org |
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| Antelope Valley Homeless Veterans Stand Down Comm. | |
| Contact Name: | Steve Baker |
| Address: | 45134 N. Sierra Highway |
| City/State/Zip: | Lancaster, CA 93534 |
| Phone: | 661-940-5272 |
| Email: | poppabaker@yahoo.com |
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| BHW Community Service | |
| Contact Name: | Norma Brown |
| Address: | 5712 S. Gramercy Pl. |
| City/State/Zip: | Los Angeles, CA 90062 |
| Phone: | 323-293-2351 |
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| Bill Smith Homeless Veterans Project | |
| Contact Name: | Rick Little |
| Address: | 1325 E 7 St. |
| City/State/Zip: | Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
| Phone: | 213-489-9010 |
| Email: | veteraninfo@aol.com |
| Web: | http://lafla.org |
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| Century Housing Corporation | |
| Contact Name: | Tim O’Connell |
| Address: | 1000 Corporate Pointe, Suite 200 |
| City/State/Zip: | Culver City, CA 90230 |
| Phone: | 310-642-2014 |
| Email: | tloc@centuryhousing.org |
| Web: | http://www.centuryhousing.org/index.htm |
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| Frazee Community Center | |
| Address: | 1140 W. Mill St. |
| City/State/Zip: | San Bernardino, CA 92412 |
| Phone: | 909-889-4424 |
| Web: | http://www.frazeecenter.org/ |
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| His Sheltering Arms | |
| Address: | 11101 S. Main St. |
| City/State/Zip: | Los Angeles, CA 90061 |
| Phone: | 323-755-6646 |
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| Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic | |
| Contact Name: | Bob Suazo |
| Address: | 3324 Sunset Blvd. |
| City/State/Zip: | Los Angeles, CA 90026 |
| Phone: | 323-660-7959 |
| Email: | info@hsfreeclinic.org |
| Web: | http://www.hsfreeclinic.org/ |
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| HomeAid America | |
| Contact Name: | Jeff Slavin |
| Address: | 20201 SW Birch Street – Ste 255 |
| City/State/Zip: | Newport Beach, CA 92660 |
| Phone: | 949-258-0850 Ext. 14 |
| Email: | info@homeaid.org |
| Web: | http://www.homeaid.org |
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| Kenny Nickelson Memorial Foundation | |
| Address: | P.O. Box 3098 |
| City/State/Zip: | Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 |
| Web: | http://www.knmf.org/ |
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| L.A. Family Housing | |
| Contact Name: | Kris Freed |
| Address: | 7843 Lankershim Blvd. |
| City/State/Zip: | North Hollywood, CA 91605 |
| Phone: | 818-982-4091 |
| Email: | kfreed@lafh.org |
| Web: | http://www.lafh.org/ |
| Military Women In Need | |
| Contact Name: | Ranlyn T. Hill |
| Address: | 10801 National Boulevard, #560 |
| City/State/Zip: | Los Angeles, CA 90064 |
| Phone: | 310-441-9635 |
| Email: | rhill@benevolentvision.com |
| Web: | http://www.militarywomeninneed.org |
| National Veterans Foundation | |
| Contact Name: | Shad Meshad |
| Address: | 9841 Airport Blvd., Ste. 512 |
| City/State/Zip: | Los Angeles, CA 90045 |
| Phone: | 310-642-0255 |
| Email: | vetsupport@nvf.org |
| Web: | http://www.nvf.org |
| New Directions, Inc. |  Member Snapshot |
| Contact Name: | Toni Reinis |
| Address: | 11303 Wilshire Blvd., Bldg. 116 |
| City/State/Zip: | Los Angeles, CA 90073-1003 |
| Phone: | 310-914-4045 Ext. 111 |
| Email: | treinis@newdirectionsinc.org |
| Web: | http://www.newdirectionsinc.org |
How to house a Homeless Veteran? We all know that there is a shortage of shelter beds, transitional housing beds and permanent affordable housing.
Did you know that the Veterans Affairs has funds to help you or your agency address that issue and provide and purchase housing?
Grant & Per Diem Program This is the link to the FAQ’s of Veteran Affairs funding
For Shelter plus care type of help – look into HUD-VASH. Quoting the VA’s site “Veterans who are appropriate candidates for this program must need case management services in order to obtain and sustain independent community housing. Veterans who need case management services have serious mental illness, substance use disorder history, or physical disability. Veterans with the most vulnerability are excellent candidates for this program.”
Veterans Justice Outreach Contacts
Each VA medical center has been asked to designate a facility-based Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist, responsible for direct outreach, assessment, and case management for justice-involved Veterans in local courts and jails, and liaison with local justice system partners.
Listed below are the designated Specialists, organized by state. The VHA healthcare system is organized into regions, known as Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs). The VISN where the medical center is located is also listed for reference.
- I am listing only the California information -
California
Fresno, VISN 21, VA Central California Health Care System, Thomas Williams, thomas.williams1@VA.GOV
Loma Linda, VISN 22, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Jorge Pineda, jorge.pineda@VA.GOV
Long Beach, VISN 22, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Andrea Serafin, andrea.serafin@VA.GOV
Los Angeles, VISN 22, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA), Sergio Antoniuk, sergio.antoniuk@VA.GOV
Mather, VISN 21, VA Northern California Health Care System, Tracy Cascio, tracy.cascio@VA.GOV
Palo Alto, VISN 21, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Rachael Sanders, rachael.sanders@VA.GOV
San Diego, VISN 22, VA San Diego Healthcare System, Lezlie Neusteter, lezlie.neusteter@VA.GOV
San Francisco, VISN 21, San Francisco VA Medical Center, Brian Dobbs, brian.dobbs@VA.GOV
NON VA assistance can be found HERE
