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 Helping Heroes Inc. $397,923 under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025, to provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families in West Virginia.

Helping Heroes Inc. delivers outreach services, case management, assistance with VA benefits enrollment, and coordination of public benefits to eligible participants. The organization also provides temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties for housing-related expenses including rental assistance, utility-fee payment assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, child care, transportation, and general housing stability assistance. Additional optional services include legal assistance and financial management services.

The award period runs through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is West Virginia. Helping Heroes Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Wheeling, West Virginia, has received SSVF funding since 2019 and has accumulated over $1.5 million in total awards across multiple project grants under this program.

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.