The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Los Angeles County Development Authority a total of $6,418,080 to fund 500 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers to help homeless veterans or veterans at risk of experiencing homelessness.
HUD has awarded a total of $46 million to Public Housing Agencies across the country, which will help fund 4,875 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers. L.A. County received the largest allocation of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing funds to a public housing agency.
This allocation is a result of the county’s need for more assistance to house veterans experiencing homelessness. The 2020 Los Angeles County Homeless Count found that 2,918 veterans remained unsheltered.
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“Ending veteran homelessness has been a top priority for the Trump Administration since day one,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson said in a statement.
“We have an obligation to ensure that our nation’s veterans, who have given so much for our country are not left out on the streets. They fought for us, now it’s time for us to fight for them.”
Specifically, the JCHA received $98,522 from the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program.
In the HUD-VASH program, VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) assess veterans experiencing homelessness before referring them to local housing agencies for these vouchers.
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