Homeless Veterans

SSVF Health Care Navigation

The SSVF Program Office expects that each SSVF Grantee will provide Health Care Navigation services, connecting Veterans to VA or community healthcare. See below for more guidance.

• SSVF Office Hours: Guidance for Health Care Navigator Manager and Supervisor - February 19, 2021
• SSVF Office Hours: Assessing Community Behavioral Health Services - Januray 29, 2021
• SSVF Office Hours: COVID 19 Vaccine Planning - Januray 29, 2021
• SSVF Office Hours: Health Care Coverage Options for SSVF Participants and Families - Januray 15, 2021
• SSVF Office Hours: Health Care Navigators - December 4, 2020
• SSVF Office Hours: Health Care Navigators - November 6, 2020
• SSVF Office Hours: Health Care Navigators - September 11, 2020
• SSVF Health Care Navigator Functional Statement Sample
• SSVF National Webinar: Health Care Navigators - August 13, 2020

Health Care Navigator Resources

• Health Care Navigation FAQs
• Health Care Navigation Tools Overview
• Health Care Navigation Screening Tool
• Health Care Navigation Plan
• Health Care Navigation Detailed Assessment
• Health Care Navigation Abridged Assessment
• Health Care Navigation Med Monitoring Protocol

Health Care Navigator Community of Practice

• Health Care Navigator Community of Practice - Session 5 slides
• Health Care Navigator Community of Practice - Session 4 slides
• Health Care Navigator Community of Practice - Session 3 slides
• Health Care Navigator Community of Practice - Session 2 slides
• Health Care Navigator Community of Practice - Session 1 slides

SSVF and HUD-VASH Services COVID-19

Beginning April 24, 2020, through December 31, 2020, SSVF will modify guidance to allow SSVF grantees to provide housing search assistance, housing placements, security deposits, and rental assistance for Veterans participating in HUD-VASH and looking for housing. This will allow Veterans to secure prospective housing while waiting for the PHA to complete the process of issuing a HUD-VASH voucher and completing the required housing quality standards (HQS) inspection. SSVF providers may have limited capacity and resources to provide this type of assistance therefore HUD-VASH and SSVF staff should meet to discuss available funding, staffing capacity, and referral process frequently. Please review the memorandum below:.

• SSVF Assistance for Veterans Participating in Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing - Updated December 22, 2020 (HUD-VASH)
• SSVF Office Hours: SSVF and HUD VASH Coordination - August 4, 2020

The HUD VASH SSVF referral packet for Rapid Rehousing Assistance Temporary Final Assistance ONLY is available below. Please note that referrals for Homelessness Prevention Services, or Housing Search and Placement services will require a full intake into the SSVF Program.

• HUD-VASH SSVF Referral Packet COVID-19

SSVF Emergency Housing Assistance (At Risk COVID-19)

Beginning March 17, SSVF will be modifying guidance it provides to grantees around temporary housing placements. Please see the Emergency Housing Assistance guidance as of May 7, 2020

SSVF Emergency Housing Assistance (At Risk COVID-19)

Beginning March 17, SSVF will be modifying guidance it provides to grantees around temporary housing placements. Please see the Emergency Housing Assistance guidance as of May 7, 2020

• SSVF Resources to Place Homeless Veterans at High Risk of COVID-19
• Available Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Resources to Place Homeless Veterans at High-Risk of COVID-19, updated May 7, 2020
• Homeless Programs Office Policy Guidance on Accessing Emergency Housing - March 2021
• Memo: Protocol for Placing Homeless Veterans in Emergency Housing - March 2021
• SSVF and VA Emergency Housing Conferencing - February 2021
• SSVF and VA EHA Collaboration Fact Sheet - January 27, 2021
• SSVF and HUD-VASH Collaboration One Pager - December 31, 2020
• SSVF National Webinar: Emergency Housing Partnerships - July 16, 2020
• SSVF Office Hours: SSVF Hotels to Housing - June 19, 2020
• Available Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Resources to Place Homeless Veterans at High-Risk of COVID-19, updated May 7, 2020

SSVF EHA Referral Form

The SSVF EHA Referral Form used by VA and community providers to request SSVF Emergency Housing Assistance has been revised. Please note that the EHA Referral Form is not required; however, grantees may continue to use it to facilitate EHA placements. The Program Office encourages grantees to communicate with VAMC staff and other stakeholders to coordinate EHA placements as needed. SSVF providers must ensure that EHA placements happen quickly, and grantees should evaluate their referral process to identify and eliminate any barriers to accessing this resource:

• SSVF EHA Referral Form

SSVF COVID-19 Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions

The SSVF Program Office will update guidance and the FAQ document on a regular basis, in response to questions from the field. Please continue to communicate questions to your Regional Coordinator

• SSVF Vaccine Tracker COVID-19
• SSVF COVID-19 Guidance- Health & Symptom Check
• SSVF Recorded Webinar- Great SSVF Staffing Strategies and Samples-COVID 19 Response
• SSVF Staffing Considerations During COVID-19, Updated June 2020
• SSVF COVID-19 Guidance: Consolidated Overview - Updated May 21, 2020
• SSVF Income Use Considerations during COVID 19, updated May 29, 2020
• SSVF COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions - Updated May 5, 2021
• SSVF COVID-19 Flyer (Web | Print)
• SSVF National Webinar Series: Coordinating Across Federal Partners During the COVID Crisis Webinar- May 14, 2020
• SSVF Office Hours: SSVF COVID-19 Office Hours - May 8, 2020

SSVF CARES Funding Guidance

• SSVF Office Hours: SSVF FY2021 Planning and CARES Closeout - July 17, 2020
• SSVF COVID-19 Guidance: Grantee Expenditure Timeline
• SSVF Office Hours: SSVF CARES Act Funding - May 22, 2020

Homelessness Prevention

• Homelessness Prevention Stage 2 Screener Reimplementation Guidance, December 2020
• SSVF National Webinar: Homeless Prevention Coordination - October 23, 2020
• SSVF Office Hours-Homelessness Prevention- COVID 19 Response- June 26, 2020
• SSVF and Homelessness Prevention Considerations During COVID-19, updated June 2020

SNAPS Resources

• SNAPS Homelessness Prevention Webinar and Written Resources
• Targeting Homeless Prevention in the Midst of COVID-19:

The SSVF Program Office would like to thank SSVF Grantees for sharing developed Policies and Procedure for this critical time. Below you will find information on various strategies being employed at this time.

Human Resources

• SHELTER INC SSVF Health Care Navigator Job Description
• SUS Flexible Staff Scheduling Plan
• SUS Essential Staffing Plan
• Purpose Built Families Employee Personal Travel Guidance

Services and Operations

• Purpose Built Families Command Center Implementation
• SUS Contingency Operational Plan
• Purpose Built Families SSVF Enrollment and Service Delivery-COVID 19
• SUS Field Visit Protocol Covid 19
• 90Works Telecommuting Policy and Procedure

Emergency Housing Assistance Resources

• Jericho Project SSVF Hotel Program Agreement

Housing Placement Resources

• Preble Street MSHA HQS Inspection Shadow

COVID-19 Preparedness and Response for Homeless Service Providers

• Interim Guidance on COVID-19 Preparedness and Response for Homeless Service Providers in the Ohio BoS CoC