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Volunteers of America — Supportive Services for Veterans and Their Families
National human-services nonprofit serving 27,000 veterans annually — including over 10,000 homeless veterans — through VA-funded SSVF outreach, case management and rapid rehousing, and DOL-funded Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program job services.
- Cost
- Free — services are funded by federal grants (VA SSVF, DOL HVRP); no fee stated for veterans
- Coverage
- Nationwide — 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; service areas are specific local offices
- Eligibility
- SSVF: very low-income veteran families living in or transitioning to permanent housing. HVRP: homeless veterans seeking employment services
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