SSVF Gainesville Program Overview
Gainesville SSVF provides temporary and supportive services for Veterans and Veteran families with low or no income. The goal of the program is to promote housing stability through assistance and support services to homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness.
Funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the SSVF (‘Supportive Services for Veteran Families’) Program was founded upon the principle that every Veteran has a right to housing. By providing support at a community level we can end homelessness among the Veteran population. Through the provision of outreach, case-management services, assistance in obtaining benefits and emergency financial resources, the SSVF Program seeks to prevent Veterans and their families from becoming homeless and to rapidly rehouse those who have lost their homes.
Qualifications for the SSVF Gainesville Program
- Must be a Veteran who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
- Must be homeless or in danger of becoming homeless
- Meet income guidelines where individuals/households earn no more than 80% Area Median Income.
Requirements to Stay in the SSVF Gainesville Program
- Program participants should work with a Volunteers of America of Florida SSVF staff member to establish & accomplish goals on Housing Stability Plan.
Counties Served
Alachua, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Putnam, and Union
Year Established
2013
Services Provided
- Housing Navigation: Housing search and identification to quickly move Veteran households into permanent housing.
- Temporary Financial Assistance: Covers things like rent, utility assistance, and move-in assistance.
- Case Management: Supportive services and housing stabilization support that assists Veteran households in connecting to necessary resources to achieve long-term housing stability.
- Crisis Resolution: To address the immediate risk of housing loss
Funding Partners
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
