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 Lawrence County Social Services, Inc. $1,811,187 under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025, for a period of performance through September 30, 2026.

Lawrence County Social Services, a nonprofit headquartered in New Castle, Pennsylvania, will deliver mandatory outreach, case management, VA benefits assistance, and public benefits coordination to very low-income veteran families experiencing homelessness or housing instability in Pennsylvania. The organization may also provide optional temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties on behalf of participants for child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility-fee payment assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance. Additional optional services include legal assistance and financial management services.

The SSVF program targets veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing through a Veteran-centered rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention model designed to help Veterans secure and retain permanent rental housing without preconditions while facilitating access to health care, employment, legal services, and other supports to maintain housing and improve quality of life.

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.