Housing Assistance Resources

1. Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

DAV has given more than $4 billion in new and retroactive benefits to care for veterans and their families. The DAV Homeless Veterans Initiative provides support for housing development and the necessary services to assist homeless veterans.

2. IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America)

IAVA has connected more than 1.2 million veterans with resources and community and provided thousands of veterans of all generations with life-saving and life-changing personalized support from IAVA’s Masters-level social workers.

3. National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans’ (NCHV) mission is to end homelessness among veterans. They provide resources and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training, and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year.

4. U.S. Vets

U.S. VETS empowers veterans to achieve independence, with specialized assistance to post-9/11 veterans, female veterans, and veteran families. U.S.Vets is the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-risk veterans. They strive to help military veterans and their families through the provision of housing, counseling, career development, and comprehensive support.

5. Volunteers of America

Volunteers of America is committed to promoting the well-being of all veterans and their families, whether they are newly transitioning from military to civilian life or have long been returned but are struggling with homelessness, unemployment, mental health and substance use challenges, suicide risks, and the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and sexual trauma. They offer many services from housing and employment support to mental health care, in order to help veterans overcome the barriers that stand between them and long-term stability.

6. SSVF

Under the SSVF program, VA awards grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who can provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families living in or transitioning to permanent housing.

7. Homeless Veteran Stand Downs

Stand Downs are one to three-day events that provide supplies and services to homeless Veterans. These supplies and services include shelter, clothing, health screenings, food, and Social Security benefits counseling. Veterans also receive referrals to other assistance such as health care, housing solutions, employment, substance use treatment and mental health counseling. These events are operated by local VA Medical Centers, other government agencies and community-based homeless service providers.

8. National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) is the resource and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training, and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year.

Have you heard about our Rally4Vets program?

We’re on a mission to provide cost-free emotional support and service dogs to veterans dealing with emotional trauma.  Learn more about our automotive adventure programs at the following link: rally4vets.com.