Reducing Our Homeless Veterans Population in Vermont One Veteran At A Time

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Reducing Our Homeless Veterans Populationin
VermontOne Veteran At A Time

• The Veterans Place, Inc.
• 40 Washington Street
• Barre, Vermont 05641

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Board of Directors
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V I S I O N

• To help Homeless Veterans in Vermont by providing
  previously unavailable resources in an all-in-one
  locale so they may regain their PRIDE and reach
  their full potential.
• Then replicate The Veterans Place around Vermont
  to eliminate Veterans homelessness.

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M I S S I O N

• To provide Homeless Veterans of the armed service
  and others - charitable housing, services,
  support and safety by giving them a hand-up and a
  chance out of homelessness.
• ALL MUST BE SUBSTANCE FREE

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G O A L S

• To create the FIRST Veterans Place transitional
  housing facility combined with assistive services
  within Vermont for Homeless Veterans.
• To remove 20 homeless Veterans from the homeless
  population by 2010.

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Rules Responsibilities

• All participants are expected to be substance
  free adhere to written regulations, and
  voluntarily share house related duties.
• Participants will be charged nominal rent 25
  returned upon successful completion.

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Homeless Veterans in VERMONT per night on average

• Statewide 150 nightly
• Washington County 30 nightly

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Initial Assistive Services
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Partners Committed Pending
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Potential Property - Northfield, VT
Mayo Delary House 220 Vine Street
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Project Summary
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Funding

• Monetary 13,000 -- 3rd Party Donors
• In Kind 217,000 -- Businesses
• Loan 385,000 -- NSB
• Grants 760,000 -- VA GPD
• Combined 1,375,000

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THANK YOU

• The Veterans Place, Inc.
• 40 Washington Street
• Barre, Vermont 05641
• P [phone] F [phone]
• E info_at_vermontveteransplace.org
• W www.vermontveteransplace.org