The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is investing over $83 million to tackle Veteran homelessness across Florida— and one of the largest portions is going to a Jacksonville-based nonprofit.
Changing Homelessness, which serves more than 1,200 Veteran households every month, has received a $15.6 million grant from the VA to expand its services throughout the region.
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“And these are families that were either homeless and we rapidly rehousing, which means we get them back into a home of their own,” said Dawn Gilman, CEO of Changing Homelessness.
The funds will support the organization’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, helping provide critical resources such as housing assistance, counseling, transportation, legal aid, and childcare—especially for Veterans transitioning out of homelessness…