Purpose of project: the project intends to support 120 enrolled veterans annually across the service communities of: district of columbia (DC), alexandria (VA), arlington (VA), fairfax falls church…

Purpose of project: the project intends to support 120 enrolled veterans annually across the service communities of: district of columbia (DC), alexandria (VA), arlington (VA), fairfax falls church fairfax city (VA), loudoun, prince william manassas manassas park (VA), fredericksburg stafford spotsylvania king george caroline (VA), prince george s (MD), and montgomery (MD). Services are available under category 1 (hvrp) and will focus on supporting all veterans and the ability to serve women veterans, veterans with children, and veterans returning from incarceration. The project provides services through outreach and engagement to veterans within the designated service area ensuring that each meets eligibility requirements and documentation to engage in services. Intake and assessment services assess skills strengths and experiences of veterans seeking services, and develop individualized employment plans to create a planned pathway toward training services and meaningful employment. Veterans are connecte to training opportunities through CO-enrollments with their local american job centers (AJC), local training institutions, and through direct grant financial assistance from the hvrp project. The project also conducts significant outreach to employers and key industry sectors, local regional non-profits able to provide supportive services and referral needs to ensure that veterans are connected to supports as they move into new employment and housing opportunities. All combined: the project aims to support veteran households into stable employment opportunities that lead to stable housing outcomes.activities funded by grant: outreach recruitment engagement of eligible veterans experienceing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness engagement and collaboration with COC committees, coordinated entry systems, non-profit and government partners, veteran services organizations outreach, engagement and collaboration with american job centers collaboration and referrals with GPD, ssvf, HUD-vash outreach to unsheltered veterans and encampments intake and assessment vital document and d-214 acquisition housing assessments benefits rerferrals job preparation skills assessment access to employment training individualized employment plans education engagement case management linkages and referrals to support services emergency temporary transitional permanent housing referrals job development employer engagement employment adjustment services financial assistance with transportation barriers financial assistance with training access financial assistance with background checks, certifications, and licenses financial assistance with workplace attire, tools, and materials job retention follow-up and coaching. Intended beneficiaries of the project: the project intends to support 120 enrolled veterans annually across the service communities of: district of columbia (DC), alexandria (VA), arlington (VA), fairfax falls church fairfax city (VA), loudoun, prince william manassas manassas park (VA), fredericksburg stafford spotsylvania king george caroline (VA), prince george s (MD), and montgomery (MD). Services are available under category 1 (hvrp) and will focus on supporting all veterans and the ability to serve women veterans, veterans with children, and veterans returning from incarceration. Outcomes of the project: friendship place has outlined in the submitted vets-700 planned goals our proposed impact of an hvrp program awarded to friendship place. Key partnerships: there are no formalized agreements or partnerships in place, but friendship place works closely collaboratively with multiple local, state, and federal entities. Subrecipient activities, if applicable: n arecipient of other funding?: friendship place does not receive any additional DOL or DOL vets funding. The recipient receives funding from other federal, state and local governmental entities and non-governmental entities.