ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF LANE

Svdp's service enriched housing programs serve unhoused individuals, families, and veterans. Connections, a rapid rehousing hud-funded grant served 27 households comprised of 40 adults and 37 children. Lift, a hud-funded permanent supported housing grant for chronically homeless singles/families with a mental health/addiction disability served 29 households comprised of 60 individuals. Liftplus, a state funded grant serves child welfare families with drug and alcohol addiction that need housing in order for their children to return to their care from foster care. Liftplus is up to only one year and requires dhs involvement during their participation. Served 18 households with 25 children. Four programs supporting homeless veterans include emergency contract beds, grant and per diem, permanent supportive housing and supportive services for veteran families. Emergency contract beds is a direct contract with the veterans affairs department and provides a total of 5 beds for each ninety-day period throughout the year. The total number of veterans served was 14 this year. Grant and per diem is a direct contract with the veterans affair department with services including housing, case management assistance with obtaining benefits and employment, budgeting and planning for permanent housing, there are 12 beds in this program and 41 individuals served this past year. Vet lift's permanent supportive housing (psh) program provides housing, case management and other supportive services for 18 households comprised of chronically homeless, disabled veterans. There were 20 households served this past year. Supportive services for veteran families (ssvf). Supportive services for veteran families coming home is a rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention program serving veteran households. This program has been administered by st. Vincent de paul since fiscal year 2011. The program offers 90 days of case management, funds for rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, utilities, moving, and transportation, and support obtaining other supportive services including assistance to increase income, obtain benefits, legal services, financial education, and connection to community resources. Last year the program served 268 households. 97 of these veteran households utilized homeless prevention assistance, and 171 of these veteran households utilized rapid rehousing assistance. Other programs included in housing programs are the valley individual development account program (vida), rural housing rehabilitation program (rhrp)and strengthening, preserving and reunifying families program (sprf). The vida program provides savings clubs, financial literacy and individual development accounts. Last year the program served 40 individuals. An additional 58 participants attended special financial literacy programs. Rhrp is a home repair program that benefits homeowners with household incomes below 80% or the federal median income that are living in small cities and unincorporated areas of lane county. This program provides low interest loans and served 8 households or 14 people total.