From: SSVF
Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 10:26 AM
To: SSVF
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday July 5, 2019
Topics:
1.
Reminder: Quarterly Certifications Due July 22, 2019
2.
New: Grantee Video Highlights Outreach Efforts to Unsheltered Veterans in
Kansas and Missouri
3.
Reminder: SSVF Income and Benefits Calculator
4.
Canceled: July SSVF National Webinar
Reminder:
Quarterly Certifications Due July 22, 2019
The Quarterly
Certifications are now available in GIFTS. This certification will cover
the third quarter period of 04/01/2019 through 6/30/2019. The
certification covers multiple SSVF program requirements, including Compliance
with the Final Rule, Grant Agreement, Data Quality, Participant Satisfaction
Surveys, Trainings/Webinars, and Expenditures. Submissions are due no later
than July 22, 2019, via the GIFTS grants management system.
Grantees are
reminded that the SSVF Program Office requests information on Veteran
households that have received Rapid Resolution conversations and enrollments in
SSVF Rapid Resolution services. Grantees will report these numbers
in their Quarterly Certifications under the Rapid Resolution Conversations and
Enrollments section the Quarterly Certification requirement in GIFTS.
The updated SSVF
Companion Guide to Quarterly Certifications is available on the SSVF Website
at:
https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/SSVF_Companion_Guide_to_Quarterly_Cert.pdf
New: Grantee Video
Highlights Outreach Efforts to Unsheltered Veterans in Kansas and Missouri
The SSVF Program
Office would like to share a video highlighting the work being done by The
Salvation Army SSVF provider in Kansas and Missouri. The short
video describes how SSVF outreach efforts are connecting resources to some of
the hardest to serve Veterans. SSVF providers explain that
many unsheltered Veterans don't trust the system, some don't know what's
available, and others simply don't know where to find resources.
"I do not believe that anyone wants to be homeless; we just haven't found
the right housing for them," explains Rachel Pederson, SSVF Program
Director for Salvation Army. The video was produced by the Salvation Army
in Kansas City, Missouri and you can enjoy watching it at the link below:
Reminder: SSVF
Income and Benefits Calculator
Veterans who work
or receive VA disability benefits may also qualify to receive SSA benefits. For
cash benefits, the receipt of VA benefits or income from work will affect SSI
and SSDI differently. The SSVF Income and Benefits Calculator is a tool
designed to provide an estimate of how Veterans can combine income from Social
Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits, the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), and employment to maximize their income and housing
stability. The latest version of the SSVF Income and Benefits
Calculator and a link to the SSVF Income and Benefits Calculator Webinar can be
found on the SSVF Website under the Connections to Mainstream Benefits tab
here:
https://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/index.asp?page=/official_guide/supportive_services
Canceled: July
SSVF National Webinar
The National
Webinar for July has been canceled. The next SSVF National Webinar will
take place on August 8, 2:00 EDT.
Thank you,
SSVF Program
Office