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Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter Chosen by Dept of Housing and Urban Development to Run Homeless Assistance Program
Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter Chosen by Dept of Housing and Urban Development to Run Homeless Assistance Program
Program to Provide Permanent Supportive Housing in Fairfax County to Support Chronically Homeless Individuals with Mental Illness
Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter announced today that it has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Homelessness Resource Exchange to operate a continuum of care homeless assistance program in Fairfax County, Va., for chronically homeless men and women suffering from mental illness.
Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter was one of only 11 applications selected in the 2010 Continuum of Care (CoC) competition to operate such a program in Virginia. The application and proposal were submitted in partnership with Fairfax County’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness, the primary funder of the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter homeless services program. The non-profit will receive a two-year grant of $306,441 from HUD’s CoC funds – the maximum amount applicants could request – to provide 14 beds of permanent supportive housing in seven apartments throughout Fairfax County. These apartments will provide continuous housing for chronically homeless individuals with mental illness. In addition to the housing provided, the program will allow Volunteers of America Chesapeake to provide essential services for these men and women such as medical and mental healthcare, education and other supportive services while they work towards self-sufficiency.
“It is a great honor for Volunteers of America Chesapeake along with the direct care staff at Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter to be recognized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development with the Continuum of Care Grant,” said Tom Nichols, program director for Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. “This program provides a significant opportunity for Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter, in conjunction with our partners at Fairfax County Office to Prevent and End Homelessness, to not only provide important services to a population that is severely underserved but also to enrich the lives of the men and women who will participate and provide a real opportunity for success in changing their lives.”
“We are thrilled that Volunteers of America Chesapeake has received this award and we are looking forward to seeing this grant move forward with success and strong outcomes,” said Dean Klein, director of the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness in Fairfax County.
Located in Falls Church, Fairfax County, Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter is an emergency homeless shelter for adult men and women providing several different services including: medical care, mental health services, substance abuse counseling, education and training for homeless individuals.
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