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Want to make a difference? Join our Central Brevard County homeless Veteran outreach team.
ORGANIZATION: National Veterans Homeless Support
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This opportunity is for Monday mornings from 7-10am, in Merritt Island. We are looking to develop a team to help locate homeless Veterans and low income veterans. We provide veterans with VA and housing information, hygiene kits, food, and other supplies necessary to get them connected with the VA for benefits and housing. Over time we build relationships with the Veterans, which helps us gain their trust, and ultimately, get them out of the woods and into housing. Mission Statement: "To Eliminate Homelessness Among Veterans In Central Florida".
Additional duties may include assisting our team with the following tasks; drivers for our U-Haul truck to pick up and drop off supplies/donations for storage and distribution, active outreach at local food banks and shelters, camp inspections and garbage coordination with Waste Management, and Search and Rescue personnel to search for homeless Veterans in wooded areas.
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About National Veterans Homeless Support
Location:
1436 King St, COCOA, FL 32922, US
Mission Statement
To Eliminate Homelessness among Veterans In Central Florida
Description
NVHS was formed for the sole purpose of locating and assisting homeless veterans living in the parks, forests, and streets of Central Florida. We are a relatively small organization, but have seen consistent growth in our 15 years of operation because of our dedication to our mission, which resulted in a whopping 90% reduction in the homeless veteran population of Brevard County, Florida! While homeless veterans are still our top priority, we are also very focused on prevention of homelessness for at-risk veteran families to ensure they do not become homeless in the first place.
We currently manage 2 programs to support the homeless and at-risk veterans:
Search and Rescue - Outreach program that assists homeless and at-risk veterans and their families either get off the streets, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place. For the homeless we search for them in the forests, parks, etc.. of Brevard, provide outdoor gear and food once we find them, and connect them to housing agencies to get them out of the streets. For at-risk clients, we help secure financial assistance for past due rent/mortgage payments, stabilize legal barriers to self sufficiency through our pro bono legal clinic, and file their VA benefits claims as they are eligible.
Veteran Housing -Transitional and permanent supportive housing program capable of housing up to 17 homeless veterans at any given point in time in Brevard County.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
House of Hope, 330 Magnolia AveMerritt Island, FL 32952
DATE POSTED
May 3, 2019
SKILLS
- Veteran Care
- Case Work / Management
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Crisis Counseling
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- At least 1 day/week