Providing comprehensive resources for Veterans and their families.
Santa Cruz Veterans Resource Center
658 Soquel Drive, Suite B
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
831-477-7515
HSC (Homeless Services Center)
115-B Coral Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-295-8166
ssvf@santacruzhsc.org
For More Information Contact:
Santa Cruz Veterans Services Office
Address:
842 Front Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Open:
Monday-Thursday 8AM-12PM & 1PM-5PM
831-454-7276
10 Kirk Avenue
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 533-0228 or call (408 533-0226
831 Paget Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 227-8097 Intake Coordinator
(831) 425-5591 House Staff Line
information@frontst.com
Open Hours:
Eligibility screenings every Wednesday at
Veterans Memorial Building.
846 Front Street from 10AM - NOON
Meeting:
Every Wednesday from 1PM - 2PM
Address:
Housing Resource Group at Vets Hall
846 Front St.
Santa Cruz, CA
Shannon Healer
Lead Social Worker
(650) 269-5945 cell
Meeting:
Every Wednesday from 1PM - 2PM
Address:
Housing Resource Group at Vets Hall
846 Front St.
Santa Cruz, CA
Providing Assistance with VA Home loans, Calvet Home loans and conventional loans.
Brent EdwardsMortgage Consultant.
1734 Seabright Avenue
Santa Cruz, California 95062
Office: (831) 425-7880
Cell: (831) 818-2002
email: brent@seabrightmortgage.com
SSVF (Supportive Services for Veteran Families) Grants provide deposit and rent assistance, as well as emergency housing through hotel vouchers to homeless veterans and their families.
This Grant Program was founded on the principle that every Veteran has a right to housing. SSVF Grants provide support at a community level to end and prevent homelessness among Veterans and their families. These programs are committed to providing this assistance through outreach, case-management, assistance in obtaining benefits and emergency financial resources.
There are two SSVF Grant providers in Santa Cruz County. They are the Veterans Resource Center (VRC) and the Homeless Services Center (HSC).
The Santa Cruz Veterans Resource Center is in contact with local, county and state governments and play an active role in identifying the needs of the veterans in the community.
The Santa Cruz County Homeless Services Center partners with individuals and families to move them from homelessness into permanent housing.
The center provides access to transitional shelters, permanent housing programs, and employment support.
Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program provides emergency housing for homeless veterans for up to 90 days. Additionally it is a hub for housing and other services that allows the VA to reach and assist homeless Veterans by offering them entry to VA Healthcare and other resources.
The Paget Center, In Santa Cruz County, is a housing program that provides emergency housing to 12 homeless Veterans for up to 60 days. Additionally they help veterans access VA resources and transition into permanent housing.
Grant and Per Diem Programs (GPD) provide transitional housing for veterans up to two years. They also help facilitate the bridge between homeless veterans and VA healthcare and resources.
Veterans Transition Center (VTC) and Veteran Housing Facility (VHF) are both part of the GPD program. They are committed to providing two years of transitional housing and support services for homeless Veterans.
The HUD-VASH Program provides low-income homeless Veterans with a specialized Housing Choice Voucher to be used at the rental of their choosing. In addition to the rental subsidy, eligible Veterans also receive ongoing VA services from VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
The HUD-VASH Program is a partnership between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and many local Public Housing Authorities (PHA).
VA provides these services for participating Veterans at VA medical centers and community-based outreach clinics.
The Housing Resource Group connects Veterans with local housing resources. The guide below lists all of the meeting times and locations. Low-income Veterans who are eligible for HUD-VASH receive a specialized Housing Choice Voucher to be used at the rental of their choosing.
VA and Cal-Vet (California Department of Veteran Affairs) provides Home Loan programs to Servicemembers, Veterans, and eligible surviving spouses.
The VA provides a home loan guaranty benefit and other housing-related programs to help you buy, build, repair, retain, or adapt a home for your own personal occupancy.
Cal-Vet Home loans are designed to make buying a home in California much easier for veterans, and members of the National Guard or Reserves. Cal-Vet Home Loans offer some of the lowest interest rates and require no down payment in most cases. Cal-Vet Home Loans can be used for many types of property including farmland, mobile homes, home improvements, or new construction.
The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) offers long-term care to California veterans who are aged or disabled and, under certain circumstances, to spouses and domestic partners of veterans. These services are provided at eight Veterans Homes throughout the state, as far north as Redding and as far south as Chula Vista. CalVet’s oldest home, built in 1884, is in Yountville in the Napa Valley. Its newest homes opened in 2013 in Fresno and Redding.
The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) offers long-term care to California veterans who are aged or disabled and, under certain circumstances, to spouses and domestic partners of veterans. These services are provided at eight Veterans Homes throughout the state, as far north as Redding and as far south as Chula Vista. CalVet’s oldest home, built in 1884, is in Yountville in the Napa Valley. Its newest homes opened in 2013 in Fresno and Redding.
The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) works to serve California veterans and their families. With nearly 1.8 million veterans living in the State, CalVet strives to ensure that its veterans of every era and their families get the state and federal benefits and services they have earned and deserve as a result of selfless and honorable military service.
CalVet strives to serve veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and to help them achieve their highest quality of life.
