Posted on Aug 26, 2016
Does anyone know about the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program?
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they are section 8 housing vouchers for veterans. They are mostly given by the VA, however at times SSVF's (Supportive Services for Veterans and Families also may give them out.
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SPC Makissa Lewis
Thanks. I have a fellow vet who just received one and her assigned case manager is not available. She has some questions and I hoping someone on here can assist her.
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GySgt Corey Bowen
I currently work with homeless veterans in the Chicago area, so I hope that I can answer the questions.. In a nut shell you can tell her that it is just like a Section 8 housing voucher. She has a cap for how much the voucher is for and how many bedrooms she can look for. With that, normally they have a time frame that she will have to find a place before the voucher expires. Normally they are good for 90 to 120 days after she gets it in hand. Before they get them in hand they have to go to a boot camp (all day classes) to explain everything to her. Since she has questions I would assume that she hasn't went to the boot camp.... Does this help?
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Your best source is to contact the homeless coordinator at your nearest VA Medical Center.
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I have my own HUD/VASH Housing voucher. Due to unfortunate circumstances I found myself living in the Veterans' Homeless Shelter here in Boston in 2011, and it took me almost a year and a half to get my voucher, mainly because the shelter also provided a temporary place to stay for former incarcerated Vets and Vets who were registered sex offenders, and most of them got ahead of me, an Honorably Discharged Vet, by scamming the system to get ahead of Vets like myself, and I am battling cancer at the same time as well. I have a decent V.A. social worker, and a great leasing officer at Boston Housing Authority...
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SN Lawrence T Denis-Pollard
You're very welcome, Ms. Lewis! See if you can locate a V.A. social worker for yourself through the local V.A. hospital or your local housing authority, since they may have access information for you to pursue. Depending on where you live, it may well be worth the time and effort. Also, check to see if your city or town has a Veterans' Service Office (VSO), and talk to them as well. They provide Chapter 115 assistance for Veterans in financial need, or a similar program for your particular state or city. You can also contact your Veterans' Representative at your state capitol if you have any trouble, or your local VFW, American Legion, DAV, and AmVets; they should have the contact info you need... Hope all this helps you out!
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