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 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $2,538,510 Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program grant to Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. (HACAP), a non-profit organization based in Hiawatha, Iowa. The SSVF Program provides grant funding to private non-profit organizations to deliver comprehensive supportive services to very low-income veteran families experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Through this project grant, HACAP will coordinate and provide a range of supportive services to help veteran families achieve housing stability, including outreach, case management, assistance obtaining VA and public benefits, and temporary financial assistance for expenses such as child care, emergency housing, transportation, rental assistance, and utility costs. Additionally, HACAP may offer optional services like legal assistance and financial management. The grant aims to help veteran families quickly access and maintain permanent housing, minimize trauma, and promote self-sufficiency through a housing-first approach.

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.