1. PROJECT TORCH: The outreach and rehabilitation center for homeless veterans provides:
- intake for homeless veterans to VA healthcare
- linkage to all VA services
- linkage to community services including housing and jobs
- outreach to soup kitchens and drop-in centers
- inreach to VA mental health and substance abuse programs
- point of contact for national call center for homeless veterans
- liaison with Social Security Administration to expedite homeless veterans'applications for benefits
- on-site crisis intervention
- on-site primary care medical care
- on-site psychiatric care
- on-site substance abuse groups
- 10 psycho-educational groups weekly
- 12-step groups daily
- 2 hot meals served daily
- showers available
- laundry available
Criteria for Project Torch Admission: To qualify for assistance from Project Torch, veterans must be eligible for VA Healthcare and must be homeless.
2. GRANT & PER DIEM PROGRAM (transitional housing):
The Grant and Per Diem program offers veterans transitional housing for up to 24 months. This temporary housing program allows veterans the opportunity to find permanent housing while obtaining treatment and/or case management services. Each Grant and Per-diem site is different and should be offered according to the client's current needs.
Grant and Per Diem Eligibility: To qualify for the Grant and Per-diem program, veterans who have served in the U.S. military for purposes other than training and have a discharge other than dishonorable (almost all veterans eligible for VA healthcare are eligible for Grant and Per Diem) and are motivated to obtain treatment for medical, mental health or substance abuse problems.
3. HUD/VASH PROGRAM:
HUD-VASH is a program that helps eligible homeless veterans find and retain stable independent housing. The program accomplishes this by partnering Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 vouchers with veterans Administration Supportive Housing (VASH) case management services. Case management provides ongoing support and monitoring of VASH veterans in the community. It is meant to promote and foster the veteran’s growing independence, recovery and success as they transition back to living in the community.
HUD/VASH Program Eligibility: The HUD/VASH program is for veterans who:
- are eligible for VA health care services;
- are chronically homeless, meaning homeless for a year or more or 4 times in the past 3 years;
- have a history of medical, mental health, and/or substance abuse problems that are now stabilized;
- are ready for independent housing in the community but need ongoing case management services to maintain it;
- have some type of income to pay for the housing (income limit for single adult $26,900/year; slightly higher for those with dependents);
- are motivated to improve the quality of their lives by working with a VA case manager and actively participating in treatment for their conditions.
4. VETERANS JUSTICE OUTREACH (VJO) INITIATIVE
The veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Initiative was established to avoid the unnecessary criminalization of mental illness, substance abuse and extended incarceration among veterans. Eligible veterans who come into contact with the criminal justice system will be afforded access to veterans Health Administration services including mental health and substance abuse services, medical treatment, housing and employment and referral for benefits. The VJO Initiative focuses on 3 primary areas: courts and attorneys, law enforcement and jails. The VJO Outreach Coordinator works to identify eligible veterans and educates organizations about strategies to effectively work with the veteran population providing education about PTSD and TBI. The goal is to link eligible justice-involved veterans to VA services.
5. COMPENSATED WORK THERAPY (CWT)
a. CWT Supported Employment (CWT-SE)
To assist veterans with severe mental illness find competitive employment in the community. The program is designed to focus on the veteran's choices, and rapid job search, that is, seeking employment directly without pre-employment training.
b. CWT Transitional Work Experience (CWT-TWE)
provides rehabilitation for veterans through a combination of work experience and therapy focused on that work experience.
c. Homeless veterans Supported Employment Program (CWT-HVSEP)
staff will provide vocational assistance, job development, job placement and ongoing employment supports to improve the employment outcomes of veterans who are homeless or who are at-risk-of homelessness.
Read more about these CWT programs.
6. DOMICILIARY CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM (DOM)
- located at the VA St. Albans Community Living Center in Queens, New York
- 4 month program
- rehabilitation services for homeless men and women veterans
- warm, homelike setting
- helps veterans develop life skills, work attitudes and behavior necessary for productive lives
- random testing for alcohol and illicit drugs required
- organized into levels of increasing responsibility and skill attainment
- comprehensive medical, psychiatric and psychosocial assessment and treatment
- individual and group counseling
- vocational rehabilitation
- educational groups such as relapse prevention, anger management and social skills
7. RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT HOUSING
A free short term (maximum 6 months) emergency housing program for single veterans that are homeless or at-risk for homelessness, and are able to live independently with limited support offering:
- free on-site laundry facility
- three meals a day for veterans
- no income requirement for admission
- on-site 24/7 surveillance cameras and security guards (no cameras in veterans' residence)
- on-site case management that refers veterans to VA and community services as well as support for veterans in identifying stable housing (SRO, supportive housing, own apt, etc.) upon post-discharge
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Homeless Veterans Resources
• National Call Ctr for Homeless veterans
• Homeless Veteran in need of help?
Call
1-877-4AID VET
(1-877-424-3838)
Homeless Program Contacts
Project Torch Contacts
Emily Kalb, LCSW
Coordinator, Project TORCH
Chapel Street Clinic
40 Flatbush Ave Extension, 8th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11201
718-439-4345
fax: 718-439-4356
Grant & Per Diem Contacts
Horace Bovell, LMSW
St Albans Campus
347-922-8813
Christie De Bruce, LCSW
Brooklyn Campus
347-415-7257
Kenneth Lee, LCSW, CASAC
Manhattan Campus
347-598-3042
HUD/VASH Contacts
Robert Wenzel, LCSW,
Manhattan Campus
212-686-7500 x7706
Keisha Mallebranche, LCSW
St. Albans Campus
718-526-1000 x2491
Nita Thaker, LCSW
Brooklyn Campus
718-439-4350
VJO Contacts
Denise Lukowski LCSW, CASAC, BCD
veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator
St. Albans Campus
718-526-1000 x2457
CWT Contacts
James R. Morris, MBA
Manhattan Campus
212-686-7500 X7247
917-218-0550
Domiciliary Care Contacts
Assunta Vitti, Ph.D., Psychologist
Brooklyn Campus
718-836-6600 x2156
Residential Contract Housing
Ruth E. Batista, LCSW
Harlem Clinic
646-273-8125
Karen L. Fuller, LCSW
Homeless Programs Director
Chapel Street Clinic
40 Flatbush Ave Extension, 8th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-439-4337
fax 718-439-4340
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