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THE SSVF PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANTS TO PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSUMER COOPERATIVES, WHO WILL COORDINATE OR PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES WHO ARE RESIDING IN PERMANENT HOUSING, ARE HOMELESS AND SCHEDULED TO BECOME RESIDENTS OF PERMANENT HOUSING WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD; OR AFTER EXITING PERMANENT HOUSING WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD, ARE SEEKING OTHER HOUSING THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO SUCH VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILY'S NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. GRANTEES WILL USE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICE. ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VA BENEFITS AND ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING AND COORDINATING OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED SERVICES, GRANTEES MAY ALSO PROVIDE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAID DIRECTLY TO A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPANT FOR CHILD CARE, EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UTILITY-FEE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITY DEPOSITS, MOVING COSTS, AND GENERAL HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE (WHICH INCLUDES EMERGENCY SUPPLIES), IN ACCORDANCE WITH 38 CFR PART 62. ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES. GRANTEES WILL USE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICE. ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VA BENEFITS AND ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING AND COORDINATING OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED SERVICES, GRANTEES MAY ALSO PROVIDE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAID DIRECTLY TO A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPANT FOR CHILD CARE, EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UTILITY-FEE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITY DEPOSITS, MOVING COSTS, AND GENERAL HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE (WHICH INCLUDES EMERGENCY SUPPLIES), IN ACCORDANCE WITH 38 CFR PART 62. ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

THE PURPOSE OF GOODWILLS PROGRAM IS TO SERVE HOMELESS VETERANS IN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THREE OF GOODWILLS STRENGTHS: JOB TRAINING, WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. GOODWILL BRINGS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EACH OF THESE AREAS TOGETHER IN THE HVRP PROGRAM TO BOLSTER HOMELESS VETERANS EFFICIENTLY AND COMPASSIONATELY AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND THE SEARCH FOR A HOME. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY FUNDED THROUGH THE GRANT IS GOODWILLS CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE. PROVIDED BY SIX FULL-TIME CASE MANAGERS, CASE MANAGEMENT IS CRITICAL TO EFFECTIVELY SERVING NEW MEXICOS HOMELESS VETERANS. GRANT-FUNDED IN-STATE TRAVEL IS ESSENTIAL FOR CASE MANAGERS TO PROVIDE FACE-TO-FACE SUPPORT. OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR ONE GOODWILL STAFF MEMBER TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS VETERANS (NCHV) ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS ALSO INCLUDED IN GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITIES. THE PROVISION OF PARTICIPANT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES LIKE WORK CLOTHES AND SHOES, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND JOB-DRIVEN TRAINING AT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT GRANT ACTIVITY. FINALLY, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION IS INCLUDED AS A GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITY. THROUGH THE HVRP PROGRAM, GOODWILL SEEKS TO SERVE HOMELESS VETERANS IN BOTH OF NEW MEXICO S CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) REGIONS - NM-500 AND NM-501. NM-500 INCLUDES THE LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE STATE, WHILE NM-501 ENCOMPASSES THE REST OF NEW MEXICO. HUDS 2023 PIT COUNT REPORTS 103 SHELTERED AND 74 UNSHELTERED HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE NM-500 ALBUQUERQUE COC. THE SAME PIT COUNT REPORTS 13 SHELTERED AND 67 UNSHELTERED HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE NM-501 BALANCE OF STATE COC. IN ADDITION, PIT COUNTS ARE NOT CONDUCTED ON THE STATES NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, EVEN THOUGH NEW MEXICO IS HOME TO THE 4TH HIGHEST NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE THE VETERANS GOODWILL WILL BENEFIT. GOODWILL PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS: 187 ANNUAL ENROLLMENTS, $16.13 AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE AT PLACEMENT, 64.2% OVERALL PLACEMENT RATE $4,342.63 COST PER PLACEMENT, 80% OF ENROLLMENTS RECEIVING TRAINING SERVICES, 45% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS EXITED TO EMPLOYMENT WILL RETAIN THEIR UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, 29.9% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS EXITED TO EMPLOYMENT WILL RETAIN THEIR UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT, MEDIAN QUARTERLY EARNINGS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT WILL AVERAGE $6,291.00, BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 30 HOURS WEEK. PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF GOODWILL S HVRP PROGRAM. GOODWILL IS THE RECIPIENT OF A SUPPORTIVE SERVICE FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSFV) GRANT, ALLOWING FOR SYNERGY AND ENHANCED SERVICES FOR VETERANS BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS. GOODWILL WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NEW MEXICO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS AND THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COALITION, TWO OF THE MOST CRITICAL ADVOCACY AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW MEXICO. GOODWILLS HOUSING STRATEGY INCORPORATES STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTERS IN THE SDA SUCH AS BARRETT HOUSE, A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN VETERANS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND THE NEW MEXICO VETERANS INTEGRATION CENTER, FUNDED BY THE VA, PROVIDING GPD-FUNDED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS, MANY WITH MULTIPLE BARRIERS. PERMANENT HOUSING FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH SSVF, HUD AND HUD-VASH FUNDING, AND THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY FUNDING SUCH AS SECTION 8 VOUCHERS AND PUBLIC HOUSING. GOODWILL HAS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOUSING AUTHORITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERAN PROGRAMS TEAM, WHICH ADMINISTERS HUD-VASH VOUCHERS AND MANAGES THE GRANT AND PER DIEM PROGRAM. NO SUBRECIPIENTS ARE INCLUDED IN GOODWILL S PROPOSED HVRP PROGRAMMING. GOODWILL IS THE RECIPIENT OF A SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSVF) GRANT AS WELL AS OTHER STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING THAT HELPS SUPPORT OUR FREE SERVICES.

THE PURPOSE OF GOODWILLS PROGRAM IS TO SERVE HOMELESS VETERANS IN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THREE OF GOODWILLS STRENGTHS: JOB TRAINING, WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. GOODWILL BRINGS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EACH OF THESE AREAS TOGETHER IN THE HVRP PROGRAM TO BOLSTER HOMELESS VETERANS EFFICIENTLY AND COMPASSIONATELY AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND THE SEARCH FOR A HOME. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY FUNDED THROUGH THE GRANT IS GOODWILLS CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE. PROVIDED BY SIX FULL-TIME CASE MANAGERS, CASE MANAGEMENT IS CRITICAL TO EFFECTIVELY SERVING NEW MEXICOS HOMELESS VETERANS. GRANT-FUNDED IN-STATE TRAVEL IS ESSENTIAL FOR CASE MANAGERS TO PROVIDE FACE-TO-FACE SUPPORT. OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR ONE GOODWILL STAFF MEMBER TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS VETERANS (NCHV) ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS ALSO INCLUDED IN GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITIES. THE PROVISION OF PARTICIPANT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES LIKE WORK CLOTHES AND SHOES, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND JOB-DRIVEN TRAINING AT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT GRANT ACTIVITY. FINALLY, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION IS INCLUDED AS A GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITY. THROUGH THE HVRP PROGRAM, GOODWILL SEEKS TO SERVE HOMELESS VETERANS IN BOTH OF NEW MEXICO S CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) REGIONS - NM-500 AND NM-501. NM-500 INCLUDES THE LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE STATE, WHILE NM-501 ENCOMPASSES THE REST OF NEW MEXICO. HUDS 2023 PIT COUNT REPORTS 103 SHELTERED AND 74 UNSHELTERED HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE NM-500 ALBUQUERQUE COC. THE SAME PIT COUNT REPORTS 13 SHELTERED AND 67 UNSHELTERED HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE NM-501 BALANCE OF STATE COC. IN ADDITION, PIT COUNTS ARE NOT CONDUCTED ON THE STATES NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, EVEN THOUGH NEW MEXICO IS HOME TO THE 4TH HIGHEST NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE THE VETERANS GOODWILL WILL BENEFIT. GOODWILL PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS: 187 ANNUAL ENROLLMENTS, $16.13 AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE AT PLACEMENT, 64.2% OVERALL PLACEMENT RATE $4,342.63 COST PER PLACEMENT, 80% OF ENROLLMENTS RECEIVING TRAINING SERVICES, 45% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS EXITED TO EMPLOYMENT WILL RETAIN THEIR UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, 29.9% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS EXITED TO EMPLOYMENT WILL RETAIN THEIR UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT, MEDIAN QUARTERLY EARNINGS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT WILL AVERAGE $6,291.00, BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 30 HOURS WEEK. PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF GOODWILL S HVRP PROGRAM. GOODWILL IS THE RECIPIENT OF A SUPPORTIVE SERVICE FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSFV) GRANT, ALLOWING FOR SYNERGY AND ENHANCED SERVICES FOR VETERANS BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS. GOODWILL WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NEW MEXICO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS AND THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COALITION, TWO OF THE MOST CRITICAL ADVOCACY AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW MEXICO. GOODWILLS HOUSING STRATEGY INCORPORATES STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTERS IN THE SDA SUCH AS BARRETT HOUSE, A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN VETERANS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND THE NEW MEXICO VETERANS INTEGRATION CENTER, FUNDED BY THE VA, PROVIDING GPD-FUNDED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS, MANY WITH MULTIPLE BARRIERS. PERMANENT HOUSING FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH SSVF, HUD AND HUD-VASH FUNDING, AND THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY FUNDING SUCH AS SECTION 8 VOUCHERS AND PUBLIC HOUSING. GOODWILL HAS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOUSING AUTHORITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERAN PROGRAMS TEAM, WHICH ADMINISTERS HUD-VASH VOUCHERS AND MANAGES THE GRANT AND PER DIEM PROGRAM. NO SUBRECIPIENTS ARE INCLUDED IN GOODWILL S PROPOSED HVRP PROGRAMMING. GOODWILL IS THE RECIPIENT OF A SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSVF) GRANT AS WELL AS OTHER STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING THAT HELPS SUPPORT OUR FREE SERVICES.

HVRP IS AN EMPLOYMENT-FOCUSED COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES EXCLUSIVELY ON OBTAINING COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR VETERANS EXPERIENCING OR AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, JOB TRAININGHVRP GRANT RECIPIENTS WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND JOB TRAINING TO VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE VETERANS EARNING INCOME AND LONG TERM JOB STABILITY AS EVIDENCED BY JOB PLACEMEENT RATES, AND EARNINGS INCOME AFTER EXITING THE PROGRAM.VETERANS AT RISK OF OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. GRANT RECIPIENTS MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO FOCUS SERVICES TO VETERANS TRANSITIONING FROM INCARCERATION, HOMELESS FEMALE VETERANS AND OR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN. RECIPIENTS GENERALLY DON T SUB-AWARD FUNDS.

THE SSVF PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANTS TO PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSUMER COOPERATIVES, WHO WILL COORDINATE OR PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES WHO ARE RESIDING IN PERMANENT HOUSING, ARE HOMELESS AND SCHEDULED TO BECOME RESIDENTS OF PERMANENT HOUSING WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD; OR AFTER EXITING PERMANENT HOUSING WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD, ARE SEEKING OTHER HOUSING THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO SUCH VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILY'S NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. GRANTEES WILL USE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICE. ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VA BENEFITS AND ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING AND COORDINATING OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED SERVICES, GRANTEES MAY ALSO PROVIDE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAID DIRECTLY TO A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPANT FOR CHILD CARE, EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UTILITY-FEE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITY DEPOSITS, MOVING COSTS, AND GENERAL HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE (WHICH INCLUDES EMERGENCY SUPPLIES), IN ACCORDANCE WITH 38 CFR PART 62. ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES. GRANTEES WILL USE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICE. ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VA BENEFITS AND ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING AND COORDINATING OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED SERVICES, GRANTEES MAY ALSO PROVIDE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAID DIRECTLY TO A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPANT FOR CHILD CARE, EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UTILITY-FEE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITY DEPOSITS, MOVING COSTS, AND GENERAL HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE (WHICH INCLUDES EMERGENCY SUPPLIES), IN ACCORDANCE WITH 38 CFR PART 62. ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES.