Project Grant 24560HV000106

PURPOSE: THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF SAN DIEGO (VVSD) IS APPLYING FOR CATEGORY 1 URBAN HOMELESS VETERAN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM (HVRP) FUNDING TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION IN SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. VVSD S URBAN CATEGORY 1 HVRP PROGRAM AIMS TO AID HOMELESS VETERANS IN THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO MAINSTREAM SOCIETY AND EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON THE SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, INCLUDING LOCAL OPPORTUNITY ZONES SUCH AS CHULA VISTA, NATIONAL CITY, AND EL CAJON. HOMELESS VETERANS IN LEMON GROVE, EL CAJON, SPRING VALLEY, AND IMPERIAL BEACH WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM. THIS TARGETED APPROACH ALIGNS WITH THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON THE HOMELESS, OPERATING UNDER HUD COC NUMBER CA-601, FOSTERING COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. THE SELECTION OF THESE AREAS IS STRATEGIC DUE TO THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF HOMELESS VETERANS, RESOURCE ACCESSIBILITY, AND POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. BY CONCENTRATING EFFORTS IN THESE IDENTIFIED REGIONS, VVSD SEEKS TO MAXIMIZE ITS IMPACT AND SUPPORT THE SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION OF HOMELESS MARGINALIZED VETERANS INCLUDING COMBAT VETERANS, DISABLED VETERANS, THOSE FACING PTSD, MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, FEMALE VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CULTURAL BIAS, AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS BACK INTO WORKFORCE. ACTIVITIES: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ORIENTATION, ASSESSMENT TESTING, CREATION OF AN EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN, EMPLOYER OUTREACH ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE, RESUME DEVELOPMENT, INTERVIEWING SKILLS, JOB READINESS TRAINING, BI- WEEKLY CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, POST EMPLOYMENT FOLLOW-UP, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, DRUG ALCOHOL COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES FEES, EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT SERVICES, FINANCIAL COUNSELING, HEALTH CARE SERVICE, LEGAL AID SERVICES, TEMPORARY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL JOB, TRANSPORTATION, ASSISTANCES WITH STATE FEDERAL DOCUMENTATION. BENEFICIARIES: MARGINALIZED HOMELESS VETERANS FACING CHALLENGES WITH WORKFORCE REINTEGRATION, INCLUDING COMBAT VETERANS, DISABLED VETERANS, VETERANS WITH PTSD, LGBTQ VETERANS, FEMALE VETERANS, VETERANS FACING CULTURAL BIAS, AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS. OUTCOMES: VVSD WILL ANNUALLY ENROLL AT LEAST 110 HOMELESS VETERANS PER YEAR, 330 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS DURING THE THREE-YEAR JULY 2024-JUNE 2027 HVRP CONTRACT. VVSD WILL PLACE AT LEAST 73.6% OF PARTICIPANTS INTO EMPLOYMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 243 PLACEMENTS WITHIN THE THREE-YEAR JULY 2024-JUNE 2027 HVRP CONTRACT. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT WITH A STARTING WAGE OF $23.00 PER HOUR. THE COST PER PLACEMENT OF PARTICIPANT WILL BE $4,573. AT LEAST 70% OF VVSDS PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENROLLED INTO VOCATIONAL TRAINING. AT LEAST 67.9% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EMPLOYED IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER PROGRAM EXIT, WHILE AT LEAST 42.7% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EMPLOYED IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER PROGRAM EXIT. MEDIN EARNINGS OF VETERANS IN UNSUBSIDIZED JOBS IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER PROGRAM EXIT WILL BE AT LEAST $10,764. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO TREATMENT BEFORE PURSUING EMPLOYMENT. VVSD WILL PARTNER WITH LOCAL AMERICAN JOB CENTERS, DVOPS, AND LVERS, AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY KNOWN AS THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EDD) TO SUPPORT HOMELESS VETERAN IN OBTAINING AND ESTABLISHING EMPLOYMENT. PARTNERSHIPS: VRC, DMC, SSVF, BRIDGE SITH, COHEN, COURAGE TO CALL, VA, HUD, 211, USCD VETERAN LEGAL CENTER, THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE, FATHER JOES IMPERIAL BEACH, SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION , WELCOME HOME FAMILIES, SNG - ELDERLY FRAIL PROGRAM. CHULA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY (CIVIC CENTER BRANCH) , SOUTH CHULA VISTA LIBRARY, EAST COUNTY CAREER CENTER, SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTER, EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER, SANTEE PUBLIC LIBRARY, VA- CHULA VISTA, GOODWILL- CHULA VISTA EAST COUNTY, EL CAJON LIBRARY, CRISIS CENTER, ALPHA PROJECT, CASA FAMILIAR, MCALISTER INSTITUTE: EL CAJON.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF APPLICABLE: N ARECIPIENT OTHER FUNDING: PRIVATE FUNDING