My Brothers Keeper Of Genesee County Inc.

My Brothers Keeper Of Genesee County Inc. is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization and domestic shelter that has operated since 2007, specializing in emergency shelter and supportive services for homeless individuals, with a particular focus on homeless veterans. The organization operates a comprehensive shelter facility in Flint, Michigan, providing case management services, emergency shelter beds, and transitional housing to single males aged 18 and older experiencing homelessness. Through its partnership with the Veterans Affairs system, My Brothers Keeper has established itself as a critical provider of beds and supportive services to homeless veterans in the Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 region, which encompasses medical centers in Flint, Saginaw, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. The organization's federal award history demonstrates a sustained commitment to addressing veteran homelessness through both federal contracting and grant mechanisms.

My Brothers Keeper Of Genesee County Inc. has received multiple federal contract awards exclusively from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 for the provision of beds for homeless veterans. Since January 2023, the organization has been awarded four delivery order contracts with ceiling values ranging from $34,249.53 to $149,974.65, all for emergency shelter bed services for homeless veterans with performance periods extending through the end of their respective fiscal years. The most recent contract award, issued on January 9, 2026, provided $99,983.10 in firm fixed-price delivery order contract funding for beds serving single male veterans aged 18 and older experiencing homelessness, with performance through December 31, 2026. These delivery orders represent task orders issued against a larger indefinite delivery contract. No set-aside designations were applied to any of these contract awards, indicating they were competitively procured on an unrestricted basis. The organization's contract work has consistently focused on the provision of operational shelter bed capacity to support the VA's mission of addressing homelessness among veterans in the VISN 10 region, with all contracts performing work at the organization's facility in Flint, Michigan.

My Brothers Keeper Of Genesee County Inc. has received federal grant funding directly from the Department of Veterans Affairs under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program. The organization received a $500,000 Project Grant on August 20, 2021, designated specifically as capital funding to reduce congregate living arrangements and create individual living units for homeless veterans, reflecting the VA's emphasis on transitional housing and permanent supportive housing solutions. Additionally, the organization received a Project Grant for per diem funding awarded on August 28, 2023, with a completion date of September 30, 2025, to assist with operational costs associated with transitional housing beds for homeless veterans. Beyond direct prime grants, My Brothers Keeper has been a sub-grantee under awards administered by both the County of Genesee and the City of Flint. As of July 2021, the organization managed 10 VA Grant and Per Diem program beds with the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center and operated a comprehensive facility including 22 veteran beds, a 24-hour, 36-bed emergency shelter, and a 14-bed COVID-19 isolation and quarantine area. Sub-grants from these local entities have supported emergency shelter operations and shelter facility improvements, including Emergency Solutions Grant-Coronavirus Vaccine (ESG-CV) funding for facility enhancements awarded in December 2021.

My Brothers Keeper Of Genesee County Inc. holds a significant indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration through Veterans Integrated Service Network 10, established on January 1, 2023, with a ceiling value of $1,035,286 and a performance period extending through December 31, 2027. This IDV vehicle was established to provide beds for homeless veterans, with the underlying solicitation originating from the Saginaw VA Medical Center to procure low-demand bed services for qualified single male veterans. Task orders issued against this indefinite delivery contract have included orders valued at $175,000 for beds supporting homeless veterans in Flint, Michigan, and $204,008.07 for beds with earlier performance periods, demonstrating the organization's ongoing capacity to fulfill VA bed requirements. The indefinite delivery contract is awarded as a single-award vehicle with no set-aside designation, and the prime contractor delivers beds directly from its Flint location to support Veterans Integrated Service Network 10's mission. As of the most recent award data, My Brothers Keeper has issued delivery orders totaling over $379,008 in task order value against this IDV vehicle, with recent task orders in January 2025 and January 2026 continuing to extend bed services through December 2026.