Purpose of projectthe purpose of the project is to address gaps in job training, employment, housing, and therapeutic services for homeless veterans in the reno, NV- area (washoe county).activities…

Westcare Nevada, Inc. received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service under the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (CFDA 17.805) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The award funds comprehensive employment and supportive services targeting homeless veterans and veterans at-risk of homelessness in Washoe County, Nevada. Services include job readiness and vocational training (adult basic education, apprenticeship training, occupational skills training, customized on-the-job training), employment development and placement services, vocational rehabilitation, and employment adjustment support. Additionally, the program provides wraparound supportive services comprising case management, mentorship, financial literacy training, transportation, and substance abuse and co-occurring mental health treatment.

The grant's housing assistance component is designed to house or rapidly connect approximately 125 clients annually to permanent housing. Key expected outcomes include enrolling eligible veterans, stabilizing clients through coordinated service connections, increasing job readiness, improving employment rates among participants, and ensuring competitive wages aligned with national objectives. Westcare Nevada will collaborate with local partners including the Continuum of Care, Reno VA Employment Specialist, and employment service providers to deliver integrated services supporting veteran economic self-sufficiency and housing stability.

Purpose of projectthe purpose of the project is to address gaps in job training, employment, housing, and therapeutic services for homeless veterans in the reno, NV- area (washoe county).activities funded by grantwestcare will offer a variety of job-readiness, educational, employment, and job training services, including: adult basic education, apprenticeship training, career services, customized on-the-job training with local employers, employment development services, occupational skills training, on-site industry-specific training, employment adjustment services, and vocational rehabilitation. Supportive services will also be provided, consisting of case management, mentorship by the vrss, wraparound care (providing each veteran with everything they need to be successful), financial literacy training, transportation, substance abuse and or CO-occurring mental health treatment. Westcare s specific housing assistance strategy is designed for 125 clients annually to be housed or rapidly connected to housing.intended beneficiaries of the projectthe beneficiaries of this project will be homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness in washoe county, NV.outcomes of the projectthe expected outcomes of the project are as folllows: to enroll veterans experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness, to stabilize clients by connecting them to appropriate services (housing, therpay, training, etc), to increase client job readiness, to increase employment rate among program participants, and to ensure employed clients receive wages in line with national objectives.key partnershipscoc, GPD, reno VA employment specialist, cares, employnv