VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

This program has been around for a little while but it is one that I just learned about. The subject of Homeless Vets is one that is near and dear to my heart.
There was a time after I retired from the Air Force 26 years ago that my children and I could quite easily have been homeless. It is a long story, too long to go into here and now.

I WILL DO ANYTHING TO SUPPORT MY FELLOW VETERANS.

This page is located on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Homes and Communities website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/hcv/vash/index.cfm.




HUD-VASH Vouchers



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Slides from HUD-VASH Satellite Broadcast of October 27, 2009
Portability Attachment -
This document may be attached to form HUD-52665, Family Portability Information, in cases where the HUD-VASH family is moving to another PHA's jurisdiction, but the family's case management services will be provided by the initial PHA's partnering VAM

Overview

The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (the Act) (Public Law 110-161) enacted December 26, 2007, provided $75 million dollars of funding for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United Stated Housing Act of 1937. The HUD–VASH program combines HUD HCV rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Veterans Affairs at its medical centers and in the community.

The 2008 Appropriation required HUD to “make such funding available…to public housing agencies (PHAs) that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers (VAMC) or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.”

Based on this language, the VA identified 132 VAMCs that will participate with the program. In doing so, the VA took into account the population of homeless veterans needing services in the area, the number of homeless veterans served by the homeless programs at each VAMC during FY 2006 and FY 2007, geographic distribution and VA case management resources. There will be at least one site in each of the 50 states and in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Generally, the HUD-VASH HCV program will be administered in accordance with regular HCV program requirements (24 CFR Section 982). However, the Act allows HUD to waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that HUD administers in connection with this program in order to effectively deliver and administer HUD-VASH voucher assistance. The HUD-VASH Operating Requirements (including the waivers and alternative requirements from HCV program rules) were published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2008.

HUD awarded funding for approximately 10,000 HUD-VASH vouchers in May 2008.

Related Notices and Guidance

PIH Notice 2009-11 - Project-Basing HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers
Portability Attachment - This document may be attached to form HUD-52665, Family Portability Information, in cases where the HUD-VASH family is moving to another PHA's jurisdiction, but the family's case management services will be provided by the initial PHA's partnering VAMC
PIH 2008-37 — Reporting Requirements for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program
HUD-VASH Questions and Answers: These Qs & As serve as a supplement to the HUD-VASH Operating Requirements published in the Federal Register on May 6 and 19, 2008.
There was a printing error in the Federal Register Notice entitled "Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers: Implementation of the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program," which was published on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The section on mobility and portability of HUD-VASH vouchers (Section F) is incomplete. The Federal Register issued a correction on Monday, May 19, 2008. Below are links to a complete version of the Operating Requirements, as well as the May 6th and May 19th publications in the Federal Register.
HUD-VASH Operating Requirements – Complete Version
Federal Register Notice – May 6, 2008
Federal Register Notice – May 19, 2008
Webcasts

HUD-VASH Satellite Broadcast 10-27-2009: Below are the materials discussed during the HUD-VASH satellite broadcast of October 27, 2009
HUD-VASH Operating Requirements (MS-PowerPoint)
HUD-VASH Reporting Requirements (MS-PowerPoint)
HUD-VASH: The VA Perspective (MS-PowerPoint)
HUD-VASH Project Based Vouchers (MS-PowerPoint)
HUD-VASH and HUD's Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (MS-PowerPoint)
HUD-VASH Satellite Broadcast 02-10-2009: Below are the materials that were discussed during the HUD-VASH satellite broadcast of February 10, 2009.
HUD Presentation (MS-PowerPoint)
VA Presentation (MS-PowerPoint)
HUD-VASH Satellite Broadcast 09-19-2008: Below are the materials that were discussed during the HUD-VASH satellite broadcast of September 19, 2008.
Program and Reporting Requirements (MS-PowerPoint)
VA Update (MS-PowerPoint)
HUD-VASH Satellite Broadcast 05-08-2008: Below are the documents related to the HUD-VASH Satellite Broadcast of May 8, 2008. These documents will be used during the Broadcast.
VA Case Management (MS-PowerPoint)
HUD - VASH Operating Requirements (MS-PowerPoint)
View archived HUD-VASH Webcasts
HUD-VASH Contact Information

PHA Contacts for HUD-VASH
VA Sites and PHAs (MS-Excel)
National Homeless Veteran Call Center



Content current as of 26 February 2010

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