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 (VA) awarded a $2,273,199 Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program grant to the Kentucky River Foothills Development Council (KRFDC), a non-profit organization, on August 21, 2023. The SSVF Program's purpose is to provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, homeless and scheduled to become permanent housing residents, or exiting permanent housing and seeking new housing.

Under this grant, KRFDC will coordinate and directly provide a range of services, including outreach, case management, assistance accessing VA and other public benefits, and temporary financial assistance for housing-related costs such as child care, transportation, rental payments, and utility fees. KRFDC may also offer optional services like legal aid and financial management support. These services aim to rapidly re-house homeless veterans, prevent homelessness, and promote long-term housing stability and self-sufficiency for veteran families in Kentucky.

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.