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 Meeting The Needs Of Our Community, Inc. $592,338 under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025.

The recipient provides case management, outreach, VA benefits assistance, and temporary financial assistance to very low-income veteran families experiencing homelessness or housing instability in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Required services include outreach, case management, assistance obtaining VA benefits, and assistance obtaining and coordinating other public benefits. Optional temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties covers child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility and security deposit payments, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance including emergency supplies. The recipient may also provide legal assistance and financial management services.

Meeting The Needs Of Our Community, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, operates exclusively in the territory serving homeless individuals and families. The organization also administers HUD Continuum of Care and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS grants.

The award period runs through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program assists very low-income veteran families residing in permanent housing, homeless and scheduled to transition to permanent housing within a specified timeframe, or transitioning from permanent housing while seeking responsive alternative housing.

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.