Hawaii to Receive Federal Funds to Help Homeless Veterans
Funding Will Support 20 Homeless Veterans and Their Families
HONOLULU – Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $189,098 to the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority to provide affordable housing for an additional 20 homeless veterans and their families in Hawai‘i.
“We have a fundamental moral obligation to help house those who have served our country in uniform,” said Senator Schatz. “This funding will help struggling veterans secure reliable housing and give them access to vital clinical and counseling services. While we still have a long way to go toward solving the crisis of veteran homelessness, these grants will help us get closer to reaching that goal.”
As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Schatz has continuously supported funding for the Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program, homeless assistance grants, and other affordable housing programs.
This funding will support up to 20 homeless and vulnerable veterans and their families gain access to affordable rental housing units through the private market.
The HUD-VASH funding announced today is in addition to a $1.25 million allotment received by the state in May, and a $330,960 allotment received in November. The combined $1.77 million in HUD-VASH funding is supporting more than 160 housing vouchers to help homeless veterans offset the cost of rental housing as well as provide them with counseling services.
