Volunteers of America Michigan
Serving Michigan’s Homeless Veterans

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Volunteers of America Michigan

430 North Larch, Lansing, MI 48912

Phone (517) 484-4414 ext. 103

Fax (517) 484-5353

www.voami.org

Veterans have so selflessly served our country and tirelessly ensured that we as Americans can all sleep safely at night!

• 1 in 10 of the U.S. population is a veteran¹
• 1 in 4 homeless people are veterans!⁴
  
• 1 in 3 homeless men are veterans!⁵

Volunteers of America is the largest provider nationwide and now with the Detroit grant award, largest provider in Michigan for services to homeless veterans.

Current Services:

• Veterans Dormitory Program - 16 beds for male and female homeless veterans
• Veterans Housing Program Expansion –  In construction, 40 Beds total
• Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)  
• Job training
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Brain injury treatment
• 60 Beds awarded in Detroit (2009)
• “Outstanding Provider” by VA, Best in the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN11)
• 80% of homeless veterans served by VOAMI successfully transition from homelessness.

Other Statistics:

• Recent cases include 83 and 84 year old WWII veterans evicted from their homes!
• 1 in 4 veterans discharged since Afghanistan has sought mental health services from the VA. Regular units experience more afflicted and sadly younger troops more likely to be affected. ²
• Female veterans 13% of today’s military, also deserve a warm place to sleep, a dignified meal, and services that are tailored for the children they often have. ³

Our plan to provide for veterans:

• Expand to cover every major city in Michigan
• Self-sustaining programs
• Expert, qualified staff PTSD, and brain injury

http://www.nchv.org/

A typical story:

Cass, a Vietnam Veteran, came to the Veterans Housing Program in September 2007 with $27 and a duffle bag.

  “I came to VOA seeking help, willing to do and willing to go in any direction that I was led. The help, the hearts, and the prayers that have been given to me over the past few months has made me really succeed, it was not easy but attainable.  The Veterans Housing Program is a veterans helping veterans community with the support of staff that cares.” 

 

Cass left the Veterans Housing Program June 2, 2008 and is working as a peer mentor with the VA.  “It’s been a dream of mine to help other veterans and it’s coming true, I’m very grateful for VOA and this program.” 

 

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¹2000, U.S. Census, The U.S. Veteran Population,  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0931832.html.
Copyright © 2008 by Volunteers of America, Michigan. All rights reserved.
²Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(5):476-482, http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/167/5/476

³VA Website: http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/page.cfm?pg=53

^4,5 GAO, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS, Washington D.C. 2006