Project Grant 24560HV000105

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: EASTERSEALS OREGON (ESO) PROPOSES TO USE OUR 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN SUPPORTING VETERANS TO PLACE PRIORITY 1 HOMELESS VETERANS INTO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES. WE PROPOSE TO SERVE 100 VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS PER YEAR IN MULTNOMAH AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN OREGON.ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY GRANT: ESO WILL IMPLEMENT OUR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM MODEL THAT IMPLEMENTS A VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INCLUDING HOUSING FIRST, COORDINATED ENTRY, GOAL SETTING, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE PRACTICES, AND COORDINATION, CO-LOCATION, AND CO-ENROLLMENT WITH PARTNERS. HVRP EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS WORK WITH VETERANS FROM BEGINNING TO END, PROVIDING OUTREACH, INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS FOR JOB READINESS, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES, CONNECTION TO EMPLOYERS, GUIDANCE THROUGH LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, AND TRANSITION AND RETENTION SUPPORT AS VETERANS ULTIMATELY SECURE LASTING EMPLOYMENT. WE WILL ALSO LEVERAGE OUR COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS LIKE OTHER HVRPS, SSVF, CONNECTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (CCP), AND SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP). IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A BROAD NETWORK OF PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF HVRP. EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT WITH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS ENSURES THAT WE CAN PLACE VETERANS INTO GOOD JOBS THAT PROVIDE LIVING WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS. WE ALSO WORK TO CONNECT WITH HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED VETERANS AND UNDERSERVED RURAL COMMUNITIES. WITH OUR CURRENT HVRP AND SSVF PROGRAMS, WE HAVE PROVEN OUR ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY ADMINISTER VETERAN SUPPORT SERVICES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT: HOMELESS AND AT-RISK VETERANS IN THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS LIKE VETERANS WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN OR NATIVE AMERICAN AS WELL AS OLDER WORKERS (AGE 55 ) AND VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES.OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT: WE PLAN TO ENROLL 100 VETERANS AND PLACE 58 VETERANS INTO EMPLOYMENT PER YEAR. WE FULLY EXPECT TO MEET AND EXCEED ALL SEVEN CRITICAL HVRP PERFORMANCE MEASURES.KEY PARTNERSHIPS: WE HAVE A BROAD NETWORK OF PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND RESOURCES. WE PARTNER WITH THE TWO COCS THAT SERVE THIS AREA (OR-501 AND OR-506), THE THREE SSVF PROGRAMS IN THE AREA (OPERTATED BY ESO, TRANSITION PROJECTS INC., AND IMPACT NW) AS WELL AS HUD-VASH AND GPD PROGRAMS (E.G., CENTRAL CITY CONCERN, DO GOOD MULTNOMAH, AND THE SALVATION ARMY ALL HAVE GPD PROGRAMS). WE WORK WITH THE COC COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM IN BOTH COUNTIES. CE AGENCIES ALSO COORDINATE THE VETERAN BY-NAME LIST (VBNL), WHICH WE USE AND CONTRIBUTE TO. WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH 25 HOUSING PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA INCLUDING RELAY RESOURCES, WY-EAST VETERANS SHELTER, VETS VILLAGE SHELTER, AND THE SALVATION ARMY. OTHER PARTNERS INLCUDE: BASIC NEEDS SOCIAL SERVICES COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES, IMPACT NW, GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, FAMILY PROMISE, VA COMMUNITY REFERRAL RESOURCE CENTER, AND CITY TEAMS EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT TOOLS FOR TROOPS TECHNOLOGY TECH FOR TROOPS, COMCAST OREGON MENTAL HEALTH VA MEDICAL HOSPITAL, CASCADIA MENTAL HEALTH, OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, AND LUKEDORF INC. TRANSPORTATION TRIMET LIFT SERVICES AND AMERICAN RED CROSS JUSTICE-INVOLVED SE WORKS, FRESH START, ST. ANDREWS LEGAL CLINIC, AND MULTNOMAH DEFENDERS, AND, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ESOS CONNECTING COMMUNITIES, IMMIGRATION REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (IRCO), CATHOLIC CHARITIES, LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES, SELF ENHANCEMENT INC., AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BLACK VETERANS. VETERAN SPECIFIC - DO GOOD MULTNOMAH (VETERAN HOUSING)SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N ARECIPIENT OF OTHER FUNDING: N A