Volunteers of America Mid-States - Johnson City - Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program
The Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF) promotes housing stability among very low-income veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing /
Through the SSVF program, the US Department of Veterans Affairs aims to improve the housing stability of very low-income veteran families by providing intensive case management and assisting participants to obtain VA benefits and other public benefits including:
Vocational and rehabilitation counseling
Employment and training services
Educational assistance
Health care services
Daily living services
Personal financial planning service
Transportation services
Income support services
Fiduciary and representative payee services
Legal services
Child care services
Housing counseling services
Other supportive services, including third party payments to landlords, utility companies, moving companies, and eligible child care providers /
To become an SSVF participant the following conditions must be met:
A member of a veteran family: either a veteran, a member of a family in which the head of household is a veteran, or the spouse of the head of household is a veteran
Very low-income: household income cannot exceed 50 percent of area median income
Occupy permanent housing in one of three categories:
Is residing in permanent housing
Is homeless and is scheduled to become a resident of permanent housing within 90 days
Has exited permanent housing within the previous 90 days to seek alternative low-income housing
Services: At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs, Beds, Career Counseling, Case/Care Management, Child Care Expense Assistance, Homelessness Prevention Programs, Household Goods, Housing Counseling, Legal Services, Military Transition Assistance Programs, Moving Expense Assistance, Rental Deposit Assistance, Rent Payment Assistance, Representative Payee Services, Training and Employment Programs, Utility Deposit Assistance, Utility Service Payment Assistance, Veteran Employment Programs