Approximately 8,600 homeless veterans to benefit from more than $15 million in job training grants awarded by US Labor Department

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced the award of 64 grants totaling more than $15 million that are aimed at providing approximately 8,600 homeless veterans nationwide with job training to help them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded under the U.S. Department of Labor's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.

"Today, the Department of Labor is taking an important step to help homeless veterans reintegrate into the American labor force," said Secretary Solis. "This is a complicated challenge that requires an 'all hands on deck' response. Our grantees span communities across the country, from the District of Columbia to Puerto Rico, and we salute them for their commitment to assist those who've served."

Funds are being awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and other groups, including faith-based and community organizations. These recipients are familiar with the geographic areas and populations to be served, and have demonstrated that they can provide effective help to homeless veterans.

To assist homeless veterans with reintegration into the workforce, in addition to the new grants announced today, during the upcoming program year, the Labor Department will provide more than $19 million in funding to support continuing HVRP grants. Under these grants, homeless veterans may receive occupational, classroom and on-the-job training, as well as job search and placement assistance, including follow-up services. HVRP is recognized as an efficient and effective program, and is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on ensuring the employment of veterans who are homeless.

Grantees of this program coordinate their efforts with various local, state and federal social service providers to maximize the assistance available for homeless veterans. More information on the Department of Labor's unemployment and re-employment programs for veterans can be found at http://www.dol.gov/vets.

Editor's note: A list of the grantees, their award amounts and the locations to be served follow this news release.

2012 Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Grantees

Award	Grantee	City	State	Area(s) to be Served
$140,000	US Veterans Initiative	Prescott	Ariz.	Prescott, Ariz.
$300,000	United States Veterans Initiative	Long Beach	Calif.	Long Beach, Calif.
$300,000	P.A.T.H.	Los Angeles	Calif.	San Diego, Calif.
$121,757	California Veterans Assistance Foundation Inc.	Bakersfield	Calif.	City of Bakersfield, Calif.
$300,000	New Directions Inc.	Los Angeles	Calif.	Los Angeles County, Calif.
$277,796	Working Wardrobes for a new Start	Costa Mesa	Calif.	Orange and Los Angeles counties, Calif.
$150,000	Center Point Inc.	San Rafael	Calif.	Austin, Texas
$300,000	Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc.	San Diego	Calif.	San Diego, Calif.
$300,000	Salvation Army/California	Los Angeles	Calif.	City of Bell and Los Angeles County, Calif.
$300,000	VOA of Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Calif.	Los Angeles, Calif.
$300,000	City and County of Denver/DHS	Denver	Colo.	Denver, Colo.
$180,938	Journey Home Inc.	Hartford	Conn.	Hartford, Conn.
$300,000	All Faith Consortium Inc.	Washington	D.C.	Washington, D.C.
$300,000	National Organization of Concerned Black Men	Washington	D.C.	Washington, D.C.
$300,000	US Veterans Initiative	Washington	D.C.	Washington, D.C.
$218,260	City of Jacksonville, Florida Military Affairs, Veterans and Disabled Service	Jacksonville	Fla.	Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
$200,000	Hillsborough County Florida	Tampa	Fla.	Hillsborough County and city of Tampa, Fla.
$238,397	Atlanta Center for Self-Sufficiency	Atlanta	Ga.	Atlanta , Ga.
$200,000	Goodwill Industries of the Heartland	Iowa City	Iowa	Iowa counties: Scott, Clinton and Muscatine Illinois counties: Rock Island, Whiteside and Henry
$300,000	The Inner Voice Inc.	Chicago	Ill.	Chicago, Ill.
$300,000	Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago	Chicago	Ill.	Chicago, Ill.
$300,000	Transitional Living Services Inc.	McHenry	Ill.	McHenry, Lake, Kane and Cook counties, Ill.
$200,000	Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois Inc.	Peoria	Ill.	Grundy, Henderson, Knox, Livingston, Marshall, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford, Ford, Champaign, Hancock, Fulton, Mason, McDonough, Bureau, LaSalle and Henry counties, Ill.
$238,000	National Able Network Inc.	Chicago	Ill.	Chicago, Ill.
$254,546	HealthNet Inc.	Indianapolis	Ind.	Indianapolis, Ind.
$130,313	ECHO Housing Corp.	Evansville	Ind.	Evansville, Ind.
$300,000	Volunteers of America of Kentucky	Louisville	Ky.	Knoxville, Tenn.
$200,000	Quad Area Community Action Agency Inc.	Hammond	La	East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Tangipahoa, Washington and St. Helena, La.
$300,000	Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans	New Orleans	La.	New Orleans, La.
$300,000	Volunteers of America of Massachusetts	Jamaica Plain	Mass.	Middlesex and Essex County, Mass.
$300,000	Soldier On Inc.	Leeds	Mass.	Albany, Schenectady and Troy, N.Y.; and 18 counties served by Albany Stratton VAMC, N.Y.
$178,072	Interseminarian Project Place Inc.	Boston	Mass.	Boston, Mass.
$225,000	Veterans Inc.	Worcester	Mass.	Southeastern Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island with a focus on Providence, R.I., and New Bedford, Mass.
$300,000	Veterans Inc.	Worcester	Mass.	Central and Western Massachusetts with a focus on Worcester and Springfield, Mass.
$216,000	Father Bill's and MainSpring Inc.	Quincy	Mass.	Southeast Massachusetts
$300,000	Way Station Inc.	Frederick	Md.	Baltimore City; Baltimore Frederick, Montgomery and Washington counties, Md; Washington, D.C.; and Jefferson, Berkley and Morgan counties, W. Va.
$140,000	Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp.	Millersvillle	Md.	Anne Arundel County, Md.
$300,000	Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries	Highland Park	Mich.	Detroit, Mich.
$208,500	Goodwill of Greater Rapids	Grandville	Mich.	Grand Rapids, Mich.
$200,000	VOA - Michigan	Lansing	Mich.	Lansing, Mich.
$300,000	Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans	Saint Paul	Minn.	Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
$300,000	VOA of Delaware Valley Inc.	Collingswood	N.J.	Collingswood, N.J.
$300,000	Veterans Outreach Center Inc.	Rochester	N.Y.	Rochester, N.Y.; Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne counties, N.Y.
$300,000	America Works of New York Inc.	New York	N.Y.	New York City inclusive of Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island
$100,064	Project Renewal Inc.	NYC	N.Y.	New York City, N.Y.
$118,800	Albany Housing Coalition Inc.	Albany	N.Y.	Albany, N.Y.
$300,000	Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center Inc.	Cincinnati	Ohio	Northern Kentucky counties of Campbell, Kenton, Boone, Grant, Carroll, Gallatin, Harrison, Pendleton and Scott; Indiana Counties of Dearborne, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland
$300,000	United Methodist Community Center	Youngstown	Ohio	Mahoning and Trumbull counties, Ohio
$200,000	Easter Seals Oregon	Portland	Ore.	Rogue Valley Region, Ore.
$178,750	YWCA of Greater Harrisburg	Harrisburg	Pa.	Harrisburg, Pa.
$300,000	Veterans Leadership Program of Western PA Inc.	Pittsburgh	Pa.	Pittsburgh metropolitan statistical area
$300,000	Impact Services Corporation	Philadelphia	Pa.	Philadelphia, Pa.
$150,000	Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados	Caguas	Puerto Rico	Caguas, Puerto Rico
$299,435	VOA of the Carolina's	Columbia	S.C.	Raleigh, N.C.
$100,843	Wall Street Mission dba Goodwill Industries	Sioux City	S.D.	Sioux City, S.D.
$300,000	Operation Stand Down Nashville Inc.	Nashville	Tenn.	Nashville, Tenn.
$300,000	American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.	San Antonio	Texas	Dallas/Fort Worth area including Dallas County and Tarrant County, Texas
$300,000	Career and Recovery Resources Inc	Houston	Texas	Houston, Texas
$300,000	American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.	San Antonio	Texas	Austin, Texas
$300,000	American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.	San Antonio	Texas	City of Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area with counties of Harris, Galveston and Brazoria
$300,000	River City Comprehensive Counseling Services	Richmond	Va.	Richmond, Va.
$200,000	Center for Veterans Issues LTD	Milwaukee	Wis.	Six counties surrounding Milwaukee, Wis.
$300,000	Center for Veterans Issues LTD	Milwaukee	Wis.	Milwaukee, Wis.
$200,000	Volunteers of America Northern Rockies	Sheridan	Wyo.	Helena, and Lewis and Clark counties, Mont.

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