Topanga Women’s Circle, CA 90290 Helping Homeless Veterans and Their Families into Transitional Housing

Topanga Women’s Circle Helping Homeless Veterans and Their Families into Transitional Housing

We work in Los Angeles to set up apartments for Veterans and families moving from homelessness into Transitional Housing.

When a family moves into these institutionally furnished apartments they generally have all their belonging in a garbage bag. But just before they move in TWC springs into action, transforming a bare-bones space into a home.

Please click on the donation link below and give whatever you can. Your donation will be doubled until we reach our goal.
https://twc.networkforgood.com/projects/35727-topanga-women-s-circle-2017-challenge-grant.

 

For more information about TWC: topangawomenscircle.org.

 

If you would like to donate by mail:

Please mark TWC 2017 Challenge Grant in the memo line. 

Donations made by check should be made out to:

Community Partners FBO TWC

Address: Community Partners*1000 N. Alameda Street, suite 240, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Thank you so much for helping to support homeless Veterans and Families.

Military Mondays Adds Housing Advice

Military Mondays is happy to expand into housing!  On December 12^th, partner attorneys began providing veterans with free legal advice on topics such as repairs, eviction proceedings, and rent assistance programs.  We will continue to offer help on SSD/SSI issues, including advice on claim denials and appeals, as well as completing applications for eligible clients on site. 

Clinics are held once a month, by appointment, in Manhattan. 

We are very pleased to welcome Barclays to our partnership!  Launched in August, 2016, Military Mondays is a collaboration of Skadden, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Starbucks, Legal Services NYC, Barclays, and Goldman Sachs.

Please feel free to forward the attached flyer to anyone who might benefit from these services.  Veterans should call the hotline on the flyer for appointments and more information.  If you or your organization would like more information please contact:

Kymm Walker, Pro Bono Coordinator, Marsh & McLennan Companies

Kymm.Walker@mercer.com

Brenna DeVaney, Pro Bono Counsel, Skadden

Brenna.DeVaney@skadden.com

You're Invited - 2nd Annual Stand Down (Oct. 20, 2016)

Good afternoon!  You are cordially invited to VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s Homeless-to-Housed Veterans Stand-Down event at the Veterans Welcome Center.

The event is a way VAGLAHS connects Veterans experiencing homelessness to a permanent housing program, immediate interim housing, and supportive services to improve their health, access to income, and overall wellbeing.       

What:             2nd Annual Homeless-to-Housed Veterans Stand Down event.

When:            Thursday, October 20, 2016

                     From 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Where:           Veterans Welcome Center

                     Building 257 (North Campus)

                     11301 Wilshire Blvd.

                     Los Angeles, Calif.  90073

              

     Background:    The event presents a safe time and place where Homeless Veterans can receive critical services for housing. The Stand Down is made possible through VA’s collaboration with many community partners including government agencies, volunteers, non-profits, businesses, social service providers, and faith-based organizations. The Stand Down is a significant symbol to the Veteran community as it represents the second event to ever take place at VA West Los Angeles.     

     For More Information:     Please call Melinda Estes at 310-478-3711 (see attached flyer for information on pre-registration for volunteers, vendors and Veterans)

FREE MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE EVENT

Senior Housing

Apartments available for senior veterans. New construction studios for seniors (62 +) in Riverdale, Bronx. Income range 26,430- 38,100 (1 person)  Maximum income of 43,500 for 2 people.   Veterans on Hud Vash, Section 8, and other housing programs accepted. Person of contact is Julie Woinsky 718.294.5840  jwoinsky@bronxprogroup.com

http://www.bronxprogroup.com/

*VETERANS HOUSING SUMMIT* Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Wine tasting ​in AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, MI, MO, NC and WI

Providing funds for our homelessness Veterans through Volunteers of America the week of March 14- March 20th.  All tastings held during this week will help generate funds through wine selections with our company.  Wines for Humanity will be writing a minimum of a $10,000 check to VOA from that week, but we want to send them more.   

VA Ends Vet Homelessness

For the full article featured in the Washington Post, click the link below:
VA Ends Vet Homelessness

Resources for NYC Homeless Veterans

Veterans Housing Map

Organizations in New York that provide assistance to homeless vets

This map is a collection of housing services that are available for U.S. military veterans in New York City.

Click the plot points to explore locations where homeless veterans can find housing, medical care and federal benefits

<http://longmarchhome.org/housing_map.html>

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SAVE THE DATE - Del Norte County Veterans Resource Day May 15th

The Del Norte County Veterans Service Office is pleased to announce that our
semi-annual Veterans Resource Day event which is planned for May 15th 2015.

The Veteran's Resource Day event is intended to connect Veterans and
families of Veterans with important services that are available for them.

Veteran-affiliated organizations and Community resource organizations alike
will assemble for this full day event for the purpose of assisting Veterans
and their families with benefits, counseling, education, employment,
housing, health, and transportation.

Please find attached to this email: our flyer for the May 15th Veterans
Resource Day event, and the Organization registration form.

Please let us know how many representatives your organization will attend by
completing and returning the form.

Please let the local Veterans and there families that you might work, with
know about the event, even if your organization will not be able to come.

Note: Lunch is Free to all participating organizations and to attendees.
Look forward to seeing you on May 15th.

A Email Blast will be going out every Thursday-Friday until the day of the
event.

Look forward to seeing you all.

Best regards,

Samantha Isdell
Office Assistant
Veterans Service Office
Del Norte County
Please call if you have any questions.  707-464-2154707-464-2154
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Habitat for Humanity Butte County Open Enrollment for New Homes

Homeless Veteran in need @ The Samaritan Center, 280 Royal Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93065

 Honorably discharged Marine Corps Vietnam Vet, '64-68.

His only income is SSI.

Renee' Frumkin from the Samaritan Center  has been assisting him for the past 1 1/2 years.  In that time, the Center has assisted him with obtaining his VA cash voucher.  Mr. Kims voucher ultimately expired and he was unable to find housing in Simi Valley. 

Mr. Kims has now obtained another cash voucher and will have a limited time in which to find housing.  They found an apartment complex in Camarillo but is was discovered when his credit was ran that he owes money to a collection agency.  At this time they're concerned for Mr. Kims' health as he is on dialysis and will continue to be for the rest of his life.  

The apartment complex has stated that if the arrears is paid off that Mr. Kimes can have the studio apartment. Therefore, the Samaritan Center is trying to partner with other agencies to pay the arrears of $1,068.  

If an individual or group is interesting in helping, they can contact:

Renee' Frumkin

Case Manager

The Samaritan Center

renee@samcentersv.org

805-579-9166 Office

805-368-2366

Howard County Housing, Maryland Extends Application Deadline for “A Hero’s Welcome Home” Veterans Only Lottery

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – In honor of Veteran’s Day, Howard County Housing has extended the deadline for a new initiative that will allow a service-disabled veteran to purchase a newly constructed home offering a unique blend of affordability, green features and universal design in Howard County.

“We are excited to extend this housing opportunity for our military veterans, “said Howard County Executive Ken Ulman. “Our veterans have already given so much and so it is our duty to make sure they experience the quality of life in Howard that we are working hard to build.”

Located at 8815 Glenrobbin Place in Jessup, the craftsman style home is the last available three-bedroom home in the Cottages at Greenwood community. The home will be sold through a lottery to a qualified and eligible veteran for a purchase price of $252,300. The lottery winner will be eligible to receive down-payment and closing-cost assistance of up to $40,000 through the Howard County Settlement Downpayment Loan Program.

The Cottages at Greenwood is a groundbreaking community developed by Howard County Housing, in partnership with The Stavrou Companies and Hamel Builders that features one-story, Craftsman-style homes certified as LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. Each home is comprised of three bedrooms, two baths and 1,300 square feet of living space designed to provide accessibility and eliminate physical barriers. Among the many features that make the homes sustainable and energy efficient are: tankless hot water heater, solar tubes, Energy Star appliances, low-flow plumbing fixtures and orientation that maximizes solar benefits and energy conservation.

To be eligible for the lottery, veterans must have a verifiable service-connected disability of at least 30%. Minimum household income of $48,000 is needed to qualify to purchase the home; maximum household income limits also apply.

Lottery applications, details on prequalification requirements and a list of approved lenders and open house dates are available online atwww.howardcountymd.gov/veteranhousing.htm. For more information or questions, please contact Lisa Jenkins at lwjenkins@howardcountymd.gov or 410 313-6343. Applications are also available at the Howard County Housing office located at 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, 3rd floor in Columbia.

The deadline for applications is Friday, November 14, and the lottery will be held on Tuesday, November 18 at 4:30 p.m. at the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City.

Veterans Village of Glendale - Affordable Housing for Lower Income Households with Preference for Veterans Accepting Applications November 4-26

HUD AND VA TEAM UP TO HELP MORE THAN 9, 000 HOMELESS VETERANS FIND PERMANENT HOMES

Today, HUD Secretary Julian Castro announced $62 million in awards of HUD-VASH vouchers to PHAs to assist in their efforts to end Veteran homelessness by 2015.  Today’s funding announcement will support 8,276 tenant-based vouchers and 730 project-based vouchers for homeless Veterans under the HUD-VASH program.   

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2014/HUDNo_14-119

HUD will soon send  invitations to PHAs for a second round of HUD-VASH tenant-based vouchers. 

If you are a homeless Veteran and need housing assistance, please contact the National Homeless  Veteran Call Center at 1-877-424-3838

We hope that you will want to continue receiving information from HUD. We safeguard our lists and do not rent, sell, or permit the use of our lists by others, at any time, for any reason. If you wish to be taken off this mail list, please go here

ACT Veterans Collaborative September 25th

ACT (Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne) Veterans Collaborative meeting will be:

DATE: Thursday, September 25th, 2014

TIME: 10AM to Noon

LOCATION: Jackson Elks Lodge No. 2426

12500 Kennedy Flat Rd

Jackson, CA 95642

HUD Project Scoring Panel: Call for Volunteers

Sacramento, CA Steps Forward needs your help!  

Sacramento Steps Forward needs your help!  Please see the message below regarding the opportunity to participate in reviewing and scoring project applications for new projects and the past performance of certain federally-funded homeless housing and services projects (HUD Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance grants).  The panel will rank programs and recommend programs for funding.

If you've already responded to this call for volunteers, thank you!  You'll hear from HomeBase as soon as HUD opens the competition and meeting dates can be determined.

Sacramento Steps Forward Calls for Volunteers!

Serve your community and influence homeless housing and services
in Sacramento! 

Our community is working hard to address homelessness; this is your chance to contribute to a solution!

Who:
Anyone with an interest in homelessness-related issues in Sacramento, including local government employees, service providers, current and formerly homeless individuals, or community members, especially those who have experience funding or providing homeless housing or services. 

No prior experience in evaluating programs is necessary. 

However, panelists must not have a conflict of interest. Panel members must not have any affiliation with (e.g. be employed by, a client of, consultant to, etc.) any of the programs that the panel will evaluate.  If you think you may have a conflict, we will be happy to let you know whether you qualify to serve on the panel.

What:
Participate in reviewing and scoring project applications for new projects and the past performance of certain federally-funded homeless housing and services projects (HUD Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance grants).  The panel will rank programs and recommend programs for funding.

When:

In late July, August or September, panelists will attend a two-hour training and will receive project materials, which they will have approximately one to two weeks to read and consider.  Panelists will then meet for up to two days to discuss and score the programs.  All told, panelists should plan to spend about 30 hours on this project.

Why:
Because homelessness concerns everyone in our community!  We need your help to prepare the application for the millions of dollars in federal funding that makes these homeless housing and services projects available to the most vulnerable among us.

Important Note:
Volunteering now is NOT a final commitment.  We are thrilled that you're interested in helping, and we will contact you soon (once HUD announces dates) with final dates to confirm your availability and that you are not conflicted. 

Thank you for your consideration and service!

Please forward this email to others that may be interested.

Please do not hesitate to contact Homebase, the organization that facilitates this process, if you have any questions or are interested in volunteering.

Jeff Crandall Jeff@homebaseccc.org 415-788-7961 x. 301

Ashley Hart McIntyre Ashley@homebaseccc.org 415-788-7961 x. 306

Samaritan Center - FW: Please read and share this article

 The Samaritan Center does a lot of good work for our homeless veterans, Simi Valley, CA

 Please share this article for The Samaritan Center.  Here is the link to VC Star article.

http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/simi-valley/simi-valley-samaritan-homeless-center-at-risk-of-closing-sept-1_99541332