Volunteers of America Northern Rockies

Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)

SSVF Program Overview

The goal of the SSVF Program is to promote housing stability among very low-income 
Veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing. The primary aim of supportive services available as part of the SSVF Program is to help Veteran families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.

• Eligible Participants

To become a participant under the SSVF Program, the following conditions must be met:

1. A member of a “Veteran family”: Either (a) a Veteran2; or (b) a member of a family in which the head of household, or the spouse of the head of household, is a Veteran. The definition of a veteran can be found in the SSVF program guide on the web:  https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/docs/SSVF/Final_Draft_of_Program_Guide_September_12_2012.pdf

2. “Very low-income”: Household income does not exceed 50% of area median income.
Unless VA announces otherwise in the NOFA, the median income for an area or
community will be determined using the income limits most recently published by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development for programs under section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), which can be found at
http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il.html.

• B. Supportive Services Provided

Through the SSVF Program, VA aims to improve the housing stability of very low-income
Veteran families. Grantees will provide outreach and case management services, and will
assist participants to obtain VA benefits and other public benefits, which may include:

. Vocational and rehabilitation counseling; 
. Employment and training service;
. Educational assistance; 
. Health care services;
. Daily living services;
. Personal financial planning services;
. Transportation services;
. Income support services;
. Fiduciary and representative payee services;
. Legal services;
. Child care services;
. Housing counseling services; and
. Other supportive services, including time-limited payments to third parties (e.g.,
temporary financial assistance payments on behalf of Veteran families to landlords, utility
companies, moving companies, and eligible child care providers) provided these
payments help Veteran families remain in permanent housing or obtain permanent
housing and meet the other requirements in 38 CFR 62.33 or 38 CFR 62.34.

Additional agency contacts

Scott Powers, SSVF Director: 406-294-5067 (Billings)

Nancy Sprott, SSVF Case Manager: 406-996-1213

 

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