71 Units of New Veterans Housing are Being Launched for Clackamas, Coos, Klamath and Multnomah Counties. Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) has announced the award of $8,881,188 to fund the development of 71 new [...]
Legislative Updates Shared at Monday, February 12th Meeting Highlights of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Veterans 2018 Session Bills and Committee Updates BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SB 1540: Abuse Investigations and Reporting; risk [...]
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking grant proposals from nonprofits and other service providers who want to help expand needed services for Oregon veterans. The total sum of grants awarded statewide will be [...]
Cameron Smith Moves to DCBS, Sheronne Blasi New ODVA Director On December 13, 2017 Governor Kate Brown announced the appointment of Sheronne Blasi (pronounced “Share-ON Blaze-ee”), a 14-year Navy veteran, to serve as the next [...]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has changed how they will grant eligibility for local communities to receive HUD-VASH vouchers for homeless veterans. Whereas in past years HUD has awarded these tenant-based [...]
One of the largest veteran resource events in the state will be held in central Oregon next month, when the Veteran Benefit Expo kicks off at 10 a.m. on July 15 at the Deschutes Fair [...]
The Full Ways and Means Committee passed HB 5039, which is the state agency budget for the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA). HB 5039 includes pass through dollars for County Veterans Service Officers (CVSO’s) [...]
County Veteran Service Officers Get Results in 2016: Direct Payments to Oregon Veterans Increased by 8.7 percent from 2015 to 2016 According to new data released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the federal [...]
Lane Joins 13 Oregon Counties That Have Already Passed Stepping Up Resolutions On a unanimous vote, Lane County Commissioners, passed a Stepping Up Resolution on May 23, 2017. The resolution formalized ongoing efforts to [...]
County Veteran Service Officers Get Results in 2016: Direct Payments to Oregon Veterans Increased by 8.7 percent from 2015 to 2016 According to new data released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in May [...]