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 Volunteers Of America Ohio & Indiana $6.217 million under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.

The award funds supportive services for very low-income veteran families in Ohio who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to transition to permanent housing, or are exiting permanent housing and seeking other housing responsive to their needs and preferences. Required services include outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and coordination of other public benefits. The recipient may also provide temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties on behalf of participants for child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility and security deposit assistance, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance including emergency supplies. Optional services include legal assistance and financial management services.

Volunteers Of America Ohio & Indiana, a tax-exempt non-profit headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and subsidiary of the national Volunteers Of America organization, operates this grant as part of its broader portfolio of homelessness and veteran reintegration programming across Ohio and Indiana.

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.