Project Grant 24560HV000101

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: THE PURPOSE OF PATH S HVRP PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO CONNECT WITH QUALITY, LIFE-SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT AND HELP THEM STABILIZE IN HOUSING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE INCLUDING JOB TRAINING, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYER RELATIONS, AND RETENTION SUPPORT AS WELL AS CONNECTIONS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING HOUSING NAVIGATION AND ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS ASSISTANCE, LEGAL AID, MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING TO HELP VETERANS SECURE PERMANENT HOMES AND ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND INDEPENDENCE.ACTIVITIES FUNDED: ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT OF VETERANS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBLE VETERANS CASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALIZED EMPLOYMENT PLANS EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE IN COORDINATION WITH AMERICAN JOB CENTERS IN-HOUSE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES SUCH AS RESUME BUILDING, INTERVIEW SKILLS, AND COMPUTER SKILLS CONNECTIONS TO JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS CONNECTIONS AND DELIVERY OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL AID, AND MORE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYMENT RETENTION SERVICES TO HELP VETERANS ADJUST TO WORKING ENVIRONMENTS. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SUPPORTING GRANT ADMINISTRATION, FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND REPORTING.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT: THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT VETERANS EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS ACROSS ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT: 125 VETERANS ANNUALLY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND JOB TRAINING THAT WILL HELP THEM GAIN QUALITY JOBS WITH LIVING WAGES. THESE JOBS AND LINKAGES TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WILL SUPPORT VETERANS RETENTION OF PERMANENT HOMES, THEREBY REDUCING RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS, BY INCREASING THEIR INCOME, REINTEGRATING THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY, ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING STABILITY, AND FOSTERING HOPE IN THE FUTURE. MEASURABLE OUTPUTS INCLUDE 80% OF VETERANS RECEIVING JOB TRAINING, 84% EXITING INTO STABLE EMPLOYMENT, AND VETERAN RECEIVING AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $20 HOUR.KEY PARTNERSHIPS: PATH WILL UTILIZE OUR IN-HOUSE SSVF, GPD, AND VASH PROGRAMS AS WELL AS COORDINATE WITH OUTSIDE PROVIDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS, TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL VETERAN CLIENTS AND IN TURN TO CONNECT HVRP CLIENTS TO INTERIM AND PERMANENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. PATH ALSO HAVE IN-HOUSE OUTREACH PROGRAMS SERVING ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHICH WILL AID IN RECRUITING VETERANS FOR THE PROJECT. ALL HVRP CLIENTS WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE SAN DIEGO COC S COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (CES) AND HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS) TO FACILITATE MATCHES TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND SERVICES. PATH HAS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SAN DIEGO VA MEDICAL CENTER. PATH ALSO COORDINATES WITH OTHER VETERAN SERVICES PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. PATH COLLABORATES WITH THE METRO CAREER CENTER AJC AND THE SAN DIEGO WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP, WHICH HAS CAREER CENTERS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO.PATH S MOST RECENT HVRP FUNDING INCLUDES HV-33332-21-60-5-6 FOR $500,000 ANNUALLY (LOS ANGELES COUNTY) AND HV-36585-21-60-5-6 FOR $333,000 ANNUALLY (SAN DIEGO COUNTY). PATH ALSO RECEIVES A DOL PATHWAY HOME GRANT FOR OUR SAN DIEGO REGION.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N ARECIPIENT OF OTHER FUNDING: PATH S HVRP PROGRAM IN SAN DIEGO DOES NOT RECEIVE OTHER DEDICATED FUNDING OR REVENUE. AS AN ORGANIZATION, PATH RECEIVES A VARIETY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING IN THE FORM OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS. GRANTORS INCLUDE PRIVATE CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS AS WELL AS LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS AGENCIES. IN ADDITION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, FEDERAL GRANTORS INCLUDE THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD COC, HUD-VASH) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (SSVF, GPD, LEGAL SERVICES FOR VETERANS).