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 Community Bridges, Inc. $4.469 million on October 1, 2025, under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) to deliver supportive services to very low-income veteran families in Arizona through September 30, 2026.

Community Bridges will provide required outreach services, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits. The organization may also deliver temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties on behalf of participants, including child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility-fee payment assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance (including emergency supplies). Optional services may include legal assistance and financial management services.

The program targets very low-income veteran families residing in permanent housing, those who are homeless and scheduled to become residents of permanent housing within a specified time period, or those exiting permanent housing and seeking other housing responsive to their needs and preferences. Place of performance is Arizona.

Community Bridges, Inc., a Mesa, Arizona-based tax-exempt nonprofit, specializes in behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, and homeless services with significant federal experience across the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services. The organization's service footprint spans Arizona's Maricopa, Pima, Cochise, and Gila counties with operational presence in Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson.

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.