Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br />Neil S. Gyotoku <br /> Housing Administrator <br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br />Managing Director <br />Duane Hosaka <br /> Assistant Housing Administrator <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> <br />Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of Housing and Community Development <br />50 Wailuku Drive • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 • (808) 961-8379 • Fax (808) 961-8685 <br />Existing Housing: (808) 959-4642 • Fax (808) 959-9308 <br />Kona: (808) 323-4300 • Fax (808) 323-4301 <br /> <br />HUD-VASH Vouchers to Provide Housing for Veteran’s Experiencing Homelessness <br /> <br />In a continuing effort to end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and <br />Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced <br />an award of twenty-five (25) HUD-VASH Vouchers to the County of Hawai’i to provide <br />permanent homes to veterans experiencing homelessness. The supportive housing assistance <br />is provided through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program, <br />which combines rental assistance from HUD with case management and clinical services <br />provided by VA. <br /> <br />A component of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, the HUD-VASH vouchers <br />enable homeless veterans to obtain affordable, decent housing in the private market. These <br />vouchers are critical tools in helping communities effectively end homelessness among <br />veterans. Veterans participating in the HUD-VASH program rent privately owned housing and <br />generally contribute no more than 30 percent of their income toward rent. <br /> <br />In the HUD-VASH program, VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) assess veterans experiencing <br />homelessness before referring them to local housing agencies for these vouchers. Decisions <br />are based on a variety of factors, most importantly the duration of homelessness and the need <br />for longer term, more intensive support in obtaining and maintaining permanent housing. <br /> <br />The HUD-VASH program includes both the rental assistance the voucher provides and the <br />comprehensive case management that VAMC staff offers. <br /> <br />For more information about eligibility for the HUD-VASH voucher program, please contact the <br />Office of Housing and Community Development in Hilo at 959-4642 or the HUD VASH <br />Program in Honolulu at (808) 433-4769. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY <br /> <br />“HAWAI’I COUNTY IS AN EQUAL <br />OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER AND <br />EMPLOYER” <br /> <br />