Homeless Veterans Bill Approved
Plan a site visit during the Congressional Recess
Prior to adjourning for summer recess, the House and Senate approved H.R. 1627, the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, and sent it to the President for his signature. The Senate passed the legislation on July 18, 2012.
The legislation would expand authorization of the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program to $300 million, as well as reauthorize both the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program and the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP), among other programs aimed at helping homeless veterans. The legislation would also require the Department of Veterans Affairs to study and improve the reimbursement method used in the GPD program.
Congress appears set in September to vote to postpone any final action on the budget until March 2013.
Congress is on recess until Monday, September 10, 2012 but likely will be out of session during much of October for campaigning. That makes now the ideal time to encourage your Members to take a tour! This is a good time to Join the National Site Visit Campaign.
Monarch Housing Associates is happy to help you plan a site visit with your Member(s.) Please email Kate Kelly for help or to get started.
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Kate Kelly joined Monarch Housing Associates in March of 2011. Prior to that, she worked for seven years at the Partnership for Strong Communities in Hartford, Connecticut as the Reaching Home Campaign Manager. Managing the statewide effort to end long-term homelessness, Kate effectively implemented statewide advocacy campaigns to fund over 700 new supportive housing units for individuals and families. She has experience directing fundraising events and presenting federal and state conferences. At the Partnership, she educated state and federal legislators and staff about supportive housing homelessness issues and advocated for new funding sources. She has also developed public forums that led to formal policy recommendations and educated local constituencies such as policymakers, legislators and funders. Ms. Kelly received her B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S.W from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Click here to send Ms. Kelly an email.
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