VA is providing funding to assist with the costs to provide legal services to eligible veterans and participants

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) awarded United Veterans Beacon House Inc. a $500,000 project grant effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program (CFDA 64.056). The grant funds the delivery of comprehensive legal services to eligible veterans experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness in New York. United Veterans Beacon House Inc. will provide direct legal representation, advice, education, and advocacy addressing systemic legal barriers that impede housing stability, including services in housing law, family law, income support, criminal defense, healthcare access, military discharge upgrades, consumer law, and employment law.

As a requirement of this federal grant program, the awardee must provide a minimum of four types of legal services and dedicate at least 10 percent of grant funds to serve women veterans. The award supports the VHA's mission to help eligible veterans overcome legal obstacles that create barriers to housing stability and successful reintegration into civilian life. United Veterans Beacon House Inc., a Bay Shore, New York-based nonprofit organization with established experience delivering homeless housing and case management services through federal contracts and prior grant awards, will maintain records for seven years in accordance with federal requirements.