HUD Funding to Assist Homeless Vets

by Cristina Callegari Kanellopoulos

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that they will provide the NY State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) with $1.4 Million in additional funding for a program to help homeless veterans find the housing and clinical services they need.

HUDVASH, the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program, is a new and highly successful program that combines the HUD Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

In New York, DHCR utilizes local administrators in Westchester and Suffolk counties to administer two VASH contracts - one in partnership with Montrose Medical Center in Westchester county, and a second with the Northport Medical Center in Suffolk County. In Suffolk County, 30 veterans have found homes with the program, and another two are said to be finalizing their leases.