Camden PHA and DCA approved for vouchers
One year value of vouchers $973,563
On June 14, 2011, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced that HUD will provide $46.2 million to public housing agencies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to supply permanent housing and case management for 6,790 homeless veterans in America. One hundred-twenty-five were approved for New Jersey. The Housing Authority of the City of Camden received twenty-five (25) and one-hundred (100) were awarded to the Department of Community Affairs.
The vouchers will be targeted through VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). The vouchers awarded to Camden will be in partnership with the Philadelphia VAMC. The vouchers awarded to DCA will be in partnership with the Lyons VAMC. CBOC’s in Trenton, Paterson and New Brunswick will benefit from this award.
|
Recipient |
Partnering VA Medical Center |
Units |
Value |
| Camden | Philadelphia VAMC |
25 |
$150,879 |
| DCA | HCS Lyons Campus/Trenton CBOC |
25 |
$205,671 |
| DCA | HCS East Orange Campus/Paterson CBOC |
25 |
$205,671 |
| DCA | HCS Lyons Campus/New Brunswick CBOC |
25 |
$205,671 |
| DCA | NJ HCS Lyons VAMC |
25 |
$205,671 |
This funding, from HUD’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH), is a coordinated effort by HUD, VA, and local housing agencies to provide permanent housing for homeless veterans.
This is the first of two rounds of the 2011 HUD-VASH funding. HUD expects to announce the remaining funding by the end of this summer.
Monarch Housing as well as advocates on the national and local level established a goal of 60,000 new vouchers to meet the needs of chronically homeless veterans. There is a push for the VA to focus on chronically homeless veterans.
In addition, the VASH program could be improved by:
- Contracting out support services,
- Facilitating project basing with VASH vouchers,
- Improving the lease up rate, and
- Accepting housing first and reduction models.
To read the full HUD press release click here.
To view all fo the awards click here.
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