We are Veterans Serving Homeless Veterans.
"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter
how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier
wars were treated and appreciated by their nation." -George Washington
What’s New:
Welcome Home, Inc. has provided emergency or transitional shelter and/or supportive services to a total of 80 Veterans so far this year! Our emergency and transitional shelter has seen a 50% increase in clients; as of September 30, we have had 43 residents in 2012, and provided these Veterans with over 3,000 total nights of shelter. We have also provided 663 bus tickets and 129 motel vouchers. These figures do not count 4th quarter 2012 numbers, or the estimated 3 Veterans per week that we are unable to serve for lack of space.
The first grant cycle for the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program is complete! Welcome Home, Inc. received $12,000 from this program to help with rental and utility payment and deposits, and we thought we would be able to serve 10 Veteran families with this money. The final reports are in, and we underestimated ourselves! With the same money we thought would help 10 families, we were able to help 22 families! These families included 33 people altogether, 4 female Veterans, and 7 children. We were able to help 14 people avoid homelessness, and another 19 get out of homelessness.
We applied for this grant again for the second grant cycle, and were awarded more than double what we got for last year! We now have a full-time SSVF Program Coordinator, and are contracted to serve about 20 families. If we continue at the same pace we’ll be able to help a lot more! If you or a Veteran you know is struggling to keep or obtain housing, please visit our website or our office to get an application.
Welcome Home, Inc. has provided emergency or transitional shelter and/or supportive services to a total of 80 Veterans so far this year! Our emergency and transitional shelter has seen a 50% increase in clients; as of September 30, we have had 43 residents in 2012, and provided these Veterans with over 3,000 total nights of shelter. We have also provided 663 bus tickets and 129 motel vouchers. These figures do not count 4th quarter 2012 numbers, or the estimated 3 Veterans per week that we are unable to serve for lack of space.
The first grant cycle for the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program is complete! Welcome Home, Inc. received $12,000 from this program to help with rental and utility payment and deposits, and we thought we would be able to serve 10 Veteran families with this money. The final reports are in, and we underestimated ourselves! With the same money we thought would help 10 families, we were able to help 22 families! These families included 33 people altogether, 4 female Veterans, and 7 children. We were able to help 14 people avoid homelessness, and another 19 get out of homelessness.
We applied for this grant again for the second grant cycle, and were awarded more than double what we got for last year! We now have a full-time SSVF Program Coordinator, and are contracted to serve about 20 families. If we continue at the same pace we’ll be able to help a lot more! If you or a Veteran you know is struggling to keep or obtain housing, please visit our website or our office to get an application.
MSECC Participant Number 4027 CFC Participant Number 75471
