Salvation Army Veteran Employment Services North HVRP Project Summary

The Salvation Army Western Territory received a $500,000 Project Grant 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. This award funds comprehensive employment-focused services designed to assist veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness in southern Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County. The project delivers integrated case management, job training, career counseling, job placement assistance, and wraparound supportive services including connections to housing assistance, mental health services, and benefits counseling. Funded activities include personnel and fringe benefits, staff travel, equipment, supplies, and participant support costs.

The project establishes specific performance targets for the program year beginning July 1, 2025, including enrollment of 125 participants with 102 exits, a 70% placement rate at 90% of Service Delivery Area average market wage, and a cost per placement of $5,681.82. Post-placement outcomes include a 70% employment retention rate in the second quarter after exit and 42% in the fourth quarter, with participants working a median 30 hours per week. The Salvation Army leverages partnerships with local Continuums of Care, Department of Veterans Affairs programs (SSVF and GPD), HUD-VASH, county and city agencies, workforce development boards, American Job Centers of California, and other veteran service organizations to maximize program effectiveness and participant outcomes.