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A Home for Everyone 2013: Creating Housing That Works July 24-25, 2013 Presented by: The Wisconsin Collaborative for Affordable Housing A Philosophical Basis for Veterans Benefits The willingness with which our young people are

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July 24-25, 2013 Presented by: The Wisconsin Collaborative for Affordable Housing

A Home for Everyone 2013:

“Creating Housing That Works”

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A Philosophical Basis for Veterans Benefits

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by

ur nation.”

President George Washington

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The Center for Veterans Issues provides supportive services to improve the quality of life of current and ex-military personnel.

MISSION

Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd.

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QUICK FACTS

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199 25 35 280 Milwaukee Madison Racine BoS

Wisconsin BoS ranks #8 among all states for total veteran homelessness. This demonstrates a rural dimension to homelessness which contrasts with national trends.

539 Homeless Veterans, 2012

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The Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd. VETS Place Milwaukee Programs owns and operates the following programs in Southeastern Wisconsin. Each is designed to meet the varying needs of homeless and low-income veterans.

VETS Place Central
72 Bed transitional housing and holistic service center

for homeless veterans

16 Permanent Housing Unit - Single Room Occupancy

Only

VETS Place MLK
12 Bed transitional housing and services for homeless

veterans

VETS Place North and VETS Place Park

Hill

11 Single Rooms- Low-income permanent housing for

veterans

VETS Place Boudicca House
15 Bed transitional housing and services for homeless

females vets with children under the age of seven

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VETS Place Central

On-Site Services:

Case management
Education, Training and Employment (ETE)

Services

Addiction therapy
Counseling
Life skills training
Access to VA Medical, Mental Health care, and

AODA services

Veterans benefits and entitlement counseling
Three hot meals per day
Transportation
Volunteer Program (Veterans United for Community

Service - VUCS)

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Permanent Supportive Housing

(PSH) Permanent housing in which supportive services are provided to assist homeless persons with a disability to live independently Operation Turning Point – Milwaukee

33 apartments totaling 48 beds

Veterans Manor – Milwaukee

52 single bedroom apartments

Veterans Gardens – Milwaukee

30 family-size apartments in

duplexes

OTHER HOUSING OPTIONS

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Assists lower income veteran

families who are homeless or at- risk of homelessness

Provides financial and non-financial

support services

Security deposit, rent, arrears, utility
Claims/benefits, employment services,

legal, counseling, peer support, PTSD and AODA groups

448 families assisted in 2012

in Wisconsin

Prevented over 140

evictions

Mean financial assistance

$670 per family

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES

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HUD/VASH PROGRAM

Partnership between HUD, VA,

public housing authorities

Purpose: To end chronic

homelessness among veterans and their families

Housing voucher with case

management provided by VA

Veteran pays 30% of income for

rent

47,000 vouchers nationwide

through FY2012

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Veterans Manor Source and Uses Summary

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HAFC – Housing Authority of Fulton County

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MEMORIAL

Thomas H. Wynn, Sr. Memorial Veterans Manor January 1, 1931 November 5, 2004 Your grandmother’s daily prayer made you a hero, may we all live by her words. “Lord help the sick, the afflicted, the poor and the needy of this world; for they shall be with us always.” Nellie Wynn

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