State’s Southern Counties Awarded $1.2 Million for Veterans Services
The Volunteers of America of Delaware Valley has been awarded $1.2 million from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (GPD) “Transition in Place” program.
The program will provide services to 25 veterans living in scattered site apartments in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer Counties in New Jersey and also Philadelphia.
The “Transition in Place” program allows veterans the opportunity to take over the payment of their lease instead of having to move out of their apartment once they no longer need the VA’s services. This innovative program, which is being funded for the first time, promotes increased housing stabilization.
The New Jersey/Pennsylvania program is one of 31 “Transition in Place” programs that funded across the country.
Click here for the VA’s press release and to view a list of the other GPD awardees and a description of the GPD program.
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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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