Purpose of the project: the purpose of the salvation army veteran employment services south HVRP project is to assist veterans experiencing and at risk of homelessness to obtain and retain…

The Salvation Army received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service under the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP, CFDA 17.805) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The award funds the Salvation Army Veteran Employment Services South HVRP Project, which provides comprehensive employment-focused services to veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness across Southern Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County. Services include career counseling, job training, job placement assistance, and wraparound supportive services designed to help eligible veterans secure sustainable employment in competitive positions paying market-rate wages.

The grant funds personnel and fringe benefits for case management and employment services delivery, participant support costs, staff travel, equipment, supplies, and indirect costs. The project targets enrollment of 125 participants with an expected 70 percent job placement rate and 90 percent of the area's average market wage at placement. Post-placement performance metrics include 70 percent employment retention in the second quarter and 42 percent in the fourth quarter following exit. The Salvation Army leverages partnerships with local Continuums of Care, VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families and Grant and Per Diem programs, HUD-VASH, county and city agencies, Workforce Development Boards, American Job Centers of California, and other veteran service organizations throughout the four-county service delivery area.

Purpose of the project: the purpose of the salvation army veteran employment services south HVRP project is to assist veterans experiencing and at risk of homelessness to obtain and retain meaningful employment and successfully pursue desired career paths. The proposed HVRP project will serve southern LOS angeles county, orange county, riverside county, and SAN bernardino county.activities to be funded by the grant: grant funding is requested for the following costs activities: personnel and fringe benefits associated with HVRP services to program participants staff travel equipment supplies participant support costs and indirect costs.intended beneficiaries of the project: veterans to be served by the project include all eligible veterans under category 1 (HVRP).expected outcomes of the project: the project has set the following goals for participant enrollments for the program year beginning july 1, 2025: number of participants enrolled: 125 number of participants exited: 102 placement rate: 70% average hourly wage at placement (% of SDA average market wage): 90% cost per placement: $5,681.82 percentage of enrollments with completed training: 55% employment rate in 2ND quarter after exit: 70% employment rate in 4TH quarter after exit: 42% median earnings 2ND quarter after exit: 30 hours per week.key partnerships: key partnerships for the salvation army S south HVRP project include the following: local continuums of care in LOS angeles county (LOS angeles homeless services authority, long beach COC), orange county, riverside county, and SAN bernardino county VA ssvf and GPD (including the salvation army S existing ssvf and GPD programs in LOS angeles county) HUD-vash county and city agencies throughout the four counties in the proposed SDA county workforce development boards multiple american job centers of california (AJCCS) throughout the proposed SDA other veterans services organizations local veterans collaboratives and committees and other salvation army social services programs throughout the proposed SDA.