VCHC community services offer support and temporary financial assistance to veterans and their families. The support services program assists veterans and veterans with families obtain or sustain housing, VA benefits, health care, employment, and public benefits.
Through this program VCHC is able to rapidly rehouse a veteran who has been evicted. We work with utility companies to prevent utility shut-off. If the veteran is evicted, this program provides assistance with securing a new home and support services to help them maintain it. Serving veterans in Saratoga, Warren, Washington, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties.
Temporary financial assistance can be provided for rent, security deposits, and utility costs if the Veteran qualifies. Other assistance can be provided to help the veteran maintain their employment.
To be eligible for this program an individual must provide a DD214 (release papers from the military) that shows their discharge was not dishonorable. In addition, they must be homeless and qualify within the financial assistance guidelines.