Helping Those Who Served First
The principal goals of the Veterans Accession House Program are to break the cycle of homelessness by combining housing with supportive services, increase and or stabilize income, encourage personal growth, support education, and link achievements to employment.
Our Purpose
As a non-profit 501 (c) (3), VAH offers housing for Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, so they can focus on what is important to them, work on themselves, and to build a positive self-image.
As a service provider, we have learned that there are many causes and contributors to homelessness, and that attitudes and practices which accelerate a Veteran into permanent housing before they are stabilized, could create more problems than it might solve, possibly perpetuating the cycle of their homelessness.
It is important to listen to their life story, and their history of homelessness. This understanding will help aid us to design the best possible approach to helping them recover from their experience and to move toward readiness for independent living.
OUR PROGRAMS
VAH offers two programs to reduce veteran homelessness.
Bridge Housing
Our primary program emphasizes a Service Intensive Transitional Housing (SITH) approach, for a period appropriate to the needs of the individual, utilizing onsite Case Management to work with the Veterans to stabilize, connect with benefits and services, resolve deferred legal and financial matters, explore what is important to them, and increase income to prepare them for independent living.
Legal Services
The goal of the LSV Program is to assist homeless and at-risk Veterans who have unaddressed needs for legal services, which may create barriers to housing stability. Services provided are designed to help Veterans increase housing stability by providing legal services, including eviction remediation, that will help Veterans avoid homelessness and or gain rapid rehousing.
Our Board of Directors management team are comprised of Veterans, Spouses of Veterans and those who have a proven track record of working in Veteran services. Thus, our motto is “Of the Troops, For the Troops.
Personal Support
- Advocacy to Veterans Affairs for services and benefits
- Assist in filing VA Disability claims
- Petitioning for a change of service record
- Assist in the application process for the Veterans Employment and Readiness program.
- Assist with applications for Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF)
- Assist with applications for HUD-VASH vouchers
Care & Services
- Communal housing while stabilizing
- Individual weekly case management
- Regular house group meetings
- Active House Manager
Board members
For information about joining our board, please email lramirez@vahouse.org
Leonard C. Ramirez
Founder/CEO
Nubia Ramirez
Board of Directors
Carlos Mendoza
Board of Directors
Christopher Capdevielle
Board of Directors
Celina Yee-Izon
Board Of Directors