Purpose of project:hvrp - employment support for 75 veterans annually in jackson and josephine counties, oregonactivities funded by grant:training, employment services and workforce…

Easter Seals Oregon received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) under the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP, CFDA 17.805), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The award funds comprehensive employment support and workforce development services for homeless and at-risk veterans in Jackson and Josephine Counties, Oregon. The recipient will provide training, employment services, and job placement assistance to approximately 75 veterans annually, with performance targets of providing training to at least 55% of enrollees and placing at least 60% into employment while meeting all seven critical HVRP performance measures.

Service delivery will be accomplished through an extensive partnership network including multiple Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) providers, housing support organizations, workforce development entities, and local continuum of care coalitions. Key partners include ACCESS, Columbia Care Veterans Resource Center, United Community Action Network, VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center, WorkSource Rogue Valley, and Saint Vincent de Paul. These coordinated services integrate case management, career counseling, job training, and wraparound supportive services including housing stability and benefits counseling to facilitate veterans' transition from homelessness into sustainable employment and economic self-sufficiency.

Purpose of project:hvrp - employment support for 75 veterans annually in jackson and josephine counties, oregonactivities funded by grant:training, employment services and workforce developmentintended beneficiaries of the project:homeless and at-risk veterans in the proposed sdaoutcomes of the project:we plan to enroll 75 veterans in each program year, providing training to at least 55% of enrollees and placing at least 60% into employment. We expect to meet or exceed all seven critical hvrp performance measures.key partnerships:access (SSVF), columbia care veterans resource center (SSVF, GPD, SSVF shallow subsidy), united community action network (SSVF, SSVF shallow subsidy), HUD-vash, VA southern oregon rehabilitation center clinics (vocational rehabilitation, jackson county continuum of care (COC), rural oregon continuum of care (COC), jackson county homeless taskforce, josephine county homeless taskforce, saint vincent DE paul, rogue valley church, worksource rogue valley veterans representative (DVOPS), U.S department of veteran affairs VET center, womens crisis supoprt team, mid rogue foundation (transitional housing and rapid RE-housing)subrecipient activities: N arecipient of other funding: N a