VIP Eligibility Requirements
The Veteran Integration Program allows veterans to receive access to extensive
supportive services and case management with the goals of increasing their skill levels, income, and self-sufficiency.
Participation in the Veteran Integration Program is voluntary. Each Veteran must
meet the following requirements:
Qualifying Veteran
- Have served in the active military, naval, or air service, and discharged or released under
conditions other than dishonorable. - Lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence; or having a primary nighttime
residence that is:- (A) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations;
- (B) An institution that provides a temporary residence for persons intended to be institutionalized; or
- (C) A place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
Lifestyle
- Participants must be willing to set goals and work towards
clean and sober living.
Daily Contact with Case Manager
- According to federal regulations, each resident is required to phone their case manager DAILY to
confirm they are residing in their unit.
Self-Sufficiency Account
- Participants will establish move out account by having a personal budget and savings.
Employment or Schooling
- Participants will be expected to obtain employment and/or schooling unless they are not released
to go to work by a doctor. - Participants will volunteer in order to give back to the community.
Advantages Of Participating
- Provides necessary referrals to;
- medical,
- dental,
- mental health,
- substance abuse treatment,
- education,
- employment,
- disability claims
- and more
- Helps break the cycle of homelessness
- Provides a healthy support system