Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF)

Supportive Services For Veterans Families (SSVF)

Description: The primary aim of this program is to help veteran families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness quickly regain stability and permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and\or homelessness. SSVF provides a range of supportive services designed to resolve the immediate crisis and promote housing stability. Intervention is short-term and temporary. Homeless prevention is intended to prevent first time and repeated homelessness or a recurrence of a housing crisis. Rapid Re-Housing is intended to end homelessness, reduce the time spent homeless, increase job and income growth and prevent recurrences of homelessness.

Types of Funding Available:

1. Rental Assistance
2. Utility – Fee Payment Assistance
3. Security Deposits
4. Emergency Supplies
5. Transportation

Eligibility:

• Veteran must be head of household,
• Veteran must live in or want to live in Kern County,
• The household would be homeless “but for” this assistance,
• Active military service with a discharge other than dishonorable,
• Veteran household must meet threshold requirements.

Veteran Commitment:

• Case management,
• Follow program policies and procedures.

Who to contact for more information: Referrals start with our Case Manager at the Resource and Referral Center at (661) 829-5908.

Program Director(s): Ashley Reyes

Funding source: US Department of Veterans Affairs