The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program serves veterans and their families who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. The SSVF team helps these veterans to gain immediate stability and support while working to connect them with sustainable, safe and affordable housing.

We believe all those who have served our nation deserve a safe, dignified place to call home.

WHAT’S AVAILABLE:

  • Quick access to safe and sustainable housing with no preconditions for the veteran;

  • Up to two years of rental assistance;

  • Third-party payments to landlords, utility companies, and others that help the family acquire sustainable housing;

  • Support from specialized navigators to access healthcare and other social services;

  • Housing counseling and budgeting;

  • Assistance with obtaining VA benefits;

  • Assistance with obtaining public benefits;

  • Connection to civil legal services.

Who is eligible?

Participants must:

  • Live in Orange, Osceola, or Seminole counties

  • Have a household income less than 80% of the area median

  • Have served in active military and received a separation discharge under any condition except dishonorable

  • Be literally homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness

  • Have been called to active duty under Title 10.

Who is not eligible?

  • Veterans with a dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces

  • Veterans discharged from military service due to general court-martial

  • People who only served time in training/boot camp who are not counted as having been in active duty — unless they were injured during boot camp

  • National Guard members who are active duty for training only (ACDUTRA).

Note: Service members are not eligible for this or other VA homelessness programs for themselves or their families while on active duty.

How to apply for assistance

For Veterans

There are several ways to apply for assistance through SSVF. Please use whatever way is most convenient for you.

  • Call 407-743-5117 or the United Way help line at 211

  • Email veteran@hsncfl.org

  • Go in person to meet with a housing specialist at a veteran “hub,” held the first and third Fridays of the month* from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lake Baldwin VA Clinic, 5201 Raymond St., Building 500, Orlando, FL 32803

For Case Managers and Outreach Workers

Please click here to review the eligibility criteria and directions and to fill out the referral form. Please note, this form can only be submitted by case managers or outreach workers, and you must include your name, agency and contact information. Thank you!

Thank you to our SSVF partners!