The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income…

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded $2.64 million through the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program (CFDA 64.033) to Midwest Shelter For Homeless Veterans, a nonprofit organization based in Wheaton, Illinois. The award, effective September 30, 2025, through September 30, 2026, funds comprehensive supportive services designed to help very low-income veteran families achieve and maintain permanent housing stability. The organization will deliver four mandatory core services: outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and coordination of other public benefits. These required services ensure that eligible veteran households receive critical connections to VA and non-VA resources.

In addition to core services, the grantee is authorized to provide optional temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties for housing-related expenses, including rental assistance, utility payments, security deposits, moving costs, child care, transportation, and emergency housing assistance. The organization may also deliver supplemental services such as legal assistance and financial management services to support long-term housing stability. This funding supports the SSVF Program's housing-first model, which emphasizes rapid re-housing and permanent housing retention for veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, with performance targets of 70 percent permanent housing exit rates and homelessness return rates below five percent.

The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become residents of permanent housing within a specified time period; or after exiting permanent housing within a specified time period, are seeking other housing that is responsive to such very low-income veteran family's needs and preferences. Grantees will use supportive services grant funds to provide supportive service. All grantees are required to provide outreach services, case management services, assistance in obtaining VA benefits and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits. In addition to the required services, grantees may also provide temporary financial assistance paid directly to a third party on behalf of a participant for child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility-fee payment assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance (which includes emergency supplies), in accordance with 38 CFR part 62. Additional optional supportive services may include legal assistance and financial management services. Grantees will use supportive services grant funds to provide supportive service. All grantees are required to provide outreach services, case management services, assistance in obtaining VA benefits and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits. In addition to the required services, grantees may also provide temporary financial assistance paid directly to a third party on behalf of a participant for child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility-fee payment assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance (which includes emergency supplies), in accordance with 38 CFR part 62. Additional optional supportive services may include legal assistance and financial management services.