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NCHV Webinar on Connecting to Benefits

NCHV Announces Webinar on Connecting to Benefits August 5th at 2:00 p.m. EDT  Homeless veteran service providers, especially HVRP grantees and SSVF grantees with employment personnel, recognize the critical connection between a viable income and housing stability. Homeless veterans may be rapidly connected to housing, but they are better able to stay in housing when they are earning a livable wage. While placement in competitive employment may be the ultimate goal, service providers can utilize benefits payments to help homeless veterans find stability while they are seeking and even after obtaining employment.  Join the TA Center on August 5 at 2:00 p.m. EDT for the webinar “Connection to Income: Benefits Payments through VA and SSA”. This webinar will help local community agencies better connect their homeless veteran consumers to benefits from both the VA and Social Security Administration. Experts will share