The Veterans Administration is conducting a 5-year research study entitled “Survey of Returning Veterans” (S.E.R.V) that will help returning male and female veterans. The VA is actively recruiting participants for this compensated 5-telephone call interview with veterans who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq within the past 12 months. The SERV study will look at [...]
We are so pleased to announce our most recent housing program, “Chinook Family Residences,” a permanent supportive housing facility for veteran families, which opened last month. Families are already settling into their newly renovated single family 2-bedroom apartments on Treasure Island, a safe family-oriented neighborhood of San Francisco with beautiful views of the Bay. In [...]
This innovative VISTA program links returning Veterans to jobs! VISTA will develop new systems to recruit veterans, conduct employer research and create sustainable databases to evaluate program. Jobs for Veterans Program The VISTA volunteer provides veteran and employer outreach support to the job development team. This position works closely with program staff in reaching out [...]
For Mercedes Marquez, assistant secretary for the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, this morning’s visit to San Francisco for a look at a veterans’ housing project was a chance to come home. Marquez, who joined Mayor Ed Lee and other local officials on a walk through the remodeled building at 150 Otis St., [...]
When looking at our accomplishments in 2011, we all have a lot to be proud of. Especially so in these trying financial times. I think that the facts are pretty amazing, so wanted to share them with everyone responsible. That means you! During calendar year 2011, we served nearly 2500 unduplicated veterans in the San [...]
