The funding will be used for outreach and case-management services. It is for the Housing Outreach-to-Placement Effort (HOPE) campaign, an initiative under a $20 million End Veteran Homelessness campaign the administration launched in March 2024.
The campaign is a collaboration between the state, and federal, local, and veteran-serving organizations that offer supportive housing, access to behavioral health services, capital investments to support veteran housing, and provides technical assistance to community providers.
“This funding will significantly enhance our ability to connect with veterans who need housing and supportive services,” said Veterans Services Secretary Jon Santiago. “By working closely with our community partners, we are taking concrete steps to ensure that every veteran has access to the housing and services they deserve.”
“Soldier On is honored to be a recipient of the HOPE grant created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS),” said Bruce Buckley, CEO for Soldier On. “Governor Healy and Secretary Santiago are effectively processing the resources that are necessary to end veteran homelessness in the Commonwealth. Soldier On is acutely aware that this funding is the result of listening to the at-risk veterans and delivering services that meet their needs. This program provides support where it is critically needed to help change how the story ends for one veteran at a time.”
The Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS) and the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) have selected several community-based providers to provide housing-based search support. The designated regions and grant recipients are as follows:
New England Center and Home for Veterans
$3,000,000
Boston, Cambridge, Lynn, and Balance of State CoCs (including most of Middlesex, Suffolk, and Norfolk)
Volunteers of America Massachusetts
$1,100,000
Quincy/Weymouth/Plymouth CoC, Some Norfolk, and Cape and Islands CoC
Soldier On Inc.
$1,000,000
Springfield/Hampden CoC and Tri-County (Franklin, Hampshire, Berkshire) CoC
Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc.
$570,000
Worcester County CoC and Balance of State CoC
Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program, Inc.
$500,000
Bristol County (Fall River CoC, New Bedford CoC, Greater Bristol County/Attleboro/Taunton CoC)
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