VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan
VISN 10 Health Care for Homeless Veterans
To Help a Homeless Veteran Now: Contact VA's National Homeless Call Center 1-877-4AID VET (877-424-3838)
VA Healthcare System of Ohio (VISN 10) have staff at the respective medical center to provide assistance.
| James Kennelly Network Homeless Coordinator VA Medical Center, Cleveland 10701 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: 216-791-2300 ext. 5817 VISN 10 Home Page |
Kathleen Penman |
Amy Combs HCHV Coordinator VA Medical Center, Chillicothe 17273 State Route 104 Chillicothe, OH 45601 Phone: 740-773-1141 ext. 6477 Chillicothe Home Page |
| Carl Landry Coordinator, Community Outreach Division Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center 420 North James Road Columbus, OH 43219 Phone: 614-257-5206 Columbus Home Page |
Sally R. Hammitt Director, Community Outreach Division VA Medical Center, Cincinnati 909 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513-977-6807 Cincinnati Home Page |
Bobette Hart-Nelms HCHV Coordinator VA Medical Center, Dayton 4100 West Third Street Dayton, OH 45428 Phone: 937-268-6511 ext. 1364 Dayton Home Page |
The following programs are available to Homeless Veterans throughout VISN 10:
Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV):
The core mission of HCHV is outreach. VA social workers and other mental health staff:
• Identify homeless Veterans eligible for VA programs
• Assist homeless Veterans to access health care and benefits
Besides outreach, HCHV also contracts for community-based residential treatment.
Grant & Per Diem (GPD) Program:
VA offers this program each year based on funding. This program supports homeless Veterans through funds for:
• Community agencies to provide transitional housing or service centers
• Construction, purchase, or renovation of buildings
• Purchase of vans to provide outreach and services
• Per diems to grantees to help off-set expenses
Housing & Urban Development-VA Supported Housing (HUD-VASH):
The HUD-VASH program is for homeless Veterans who are able to live independently:
• Through support for housing and case management
• With Section 8 vouchers to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs)
• With housing options close to case management services
This program has shown success in meeting the needs of special at risk Veterans:
• Veterans homeless longer than a year or homeless more than four times in the past three years
• Veterans with families
• Women Veterans
• Veterans with disabilities
Supported Housing:
VA staff in this homeless Veterans’ program:
• Help find permanent housing without t Section 8 Vouchers
• Work with Veterans Service Organizations to find housing
• Provide case management and clinical support to help Veterans remain in their housing
Support Services for Veteran Families (SSVF):
SSVF is for very low-income Veterans and their families and provides:
• Support services for those in or moving to permanent housing
• Grants to private non-profits and others who can offer the type of support services that promote housing stability
Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment (MHRRTP):
This VA service is managed through the Domiciliary Care Program and provides:
• State-of-the art Residential Rehabilitation
• High quality Treatment Services
This service is for Veterans who have one or more of the issues listed:
• Multiple and severe medical problems
• Mental illness
• Addiction
• Psychosocial issues (homelessness, loss of income, family instability)
Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS)
This program is for disadvantaged, at-risk, and homeless Veterans. Housing and work are both parts of VRS:
1. Compensated Work Therapy (CWT): VA contracts with industry and the public sector for Veterans to work and:
• Learn new job skills
• Relearn good work habits
• Earn a sense of self-esteem and self-worth
2. Homeless Veteran Supported Employment Program (HVSEP) provides vocational assistance, job development and placement, and ongoing support to improve employment outcomes among homeless Veterans and Veterans at-risk of homelessness. Formerly homeless Veterans who have been trained as Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists (VRSs) provide these services.
Health Care for Re-entry Veterans (HCRV)
This program is for Veterans who are released from prison. It is designed to help Veterans:
• Re-enter their community successfully
• Avoid homelessness
• Lessen the impact found with medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse problems
• Decrease the risk for re-incarceration
Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO)
This program ensures that eligible justice-involved Veterans have:
• Access to mental health and substance abuse programs when needed
• Access to other VA services and benefits
The purpose of VJO is to:
• Help Veterans avoid jail time as a result of their mental illness
• Avoid lengthy jail times as a result of mental illness or substance abuse issues
More information on VA programs can be found at Mental Health.
