Supportive Services for Veterans Families is a program funded by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs that aims to improve low-income housing stability. CAPO and its member agencies and partners are available to assist homeless Veterans and Veterans at risk of homelessness to obtain housing and other stabilizing supports.
CAPO employs staff in Klamath County to serve veterans in that county, and contracts with five members of the Community Action network to provide SSVF services in 11 additional rural counties that are part of the Oregon Balance of State Continuum of Care (OR-505 CoC), otherwise known as Rural Oregon Continuum of Care (ROCC).
Are you a Veteran in need of support? To be eligible for the SSVF program and its services, you must be:
- A Veteran (or member of a Veteran family) who served in the active military, naval, or air services, and who was released/discharged from that service under conditions other than dishonorable. A Veteran family is defined as a single person or a family in which the head of household or spouse is a Veteran as previously defined.
AND
Very low-income – household income must not exceed 50% of area median income.
Services (based on eligibility and available funding):
- Temporary financial assistance (TFA), assistance with past due rent; utilities; moving expenses; security and utility deposits; and other related costs.
- Outreach and case management services including assistance with obtaining VA benefits, other public benefits, and other agency-specific services.
- Referrals for health care, daily living needs, personal financial planning services, payee services, legal services, housing counseling services, employment and training, education, child care referrals, drug and alcohol counseling referrals, vocational rehabilitation, and many other community supports and services.
Contacts
Oregon Balance of State SSVF Programs
| General Information | Community Action Partnership of Oregon (CAPO) veteranservices@caporegon.org 503-316-3951 | ||
| County | Agency | Contact | Website |
| Baker | Community Connection of Northeast Oregon (CCNO) | Lori Barker 541-523-6591 lori@ccno.org Wendi Story-McFarland, LCSW 208-422-1000 ext. 3501 Wendi.StoryMcFarland@va.gov Bryan Bumgarner, HUD/VASH 208-996-7024 | www.ccno.org |
| Benton | Community Services Consortium (CSC) | Sarah Hilton Renee Woods 541-704-7638 ssvf@communityservices.us | www.communityservices.us |
| Clackamas | Clackamas County Social Services (CCSS) | Damon Hays | www.tprojects.org |
| Clatsop | Clatsop Community Action (CCA) | Heather Johnson 503-366-6559 hjohnson@cat-team.org | www.cat-team.org |
| Columbia | Community Action Team (CAT) | Heather Johnson 503-366-6559 hjohnson@cat-team.org | www.cat-team.org |
| Coos | Oregon Coast Community Action (ORCCA) | 541-435-7080 | www.orcca.us |
| Crook | Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) | Kathy Skidmore 541-383-2793 | www.covo-us.org |
| Curry | Oregon Coast Community Action (ORCCA) | 541-435-7080 | www.orcca.us |
| Douglas | United Community Action Network (UCAN) | 541-672-3421 | www.ucancap.org |
| Deschutes | Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) | Kathy Skidmore 541-383-2793 | www.covo-us.org |
| Gilliam | Call Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) for more information 541-298-5131 | ||
| Grant | Community Connection of Northeast Oregon (CCNO) | Angie Uptmor 541-963-3186 angieuptmor@centurylink.net Wendi Story-McFarland, LCSW 208-422-1000 ext. 3501 Wendi.StoryMcFarland@va.gov Bryan Bumgarner, HUD/VASH 208-996-7024 | www.ccno.org |
| Harney | Community in Action (CinA) | Peggy Yarbor 541-543-6024 peggy@cina.team | www.communityinaction.info |
| Hood River | Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) | Amanda Ramey 541-298-5131 amanda@mccac.com Corenne Stewart corennes@mccac.com | www.mccac.com |
| Jackson | ACCESS | 541-779-6691 | accesshelps.org |
| Jefferson | Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) | Kathy Skidmore 541-383-2793 | www.covo-us.org |
| Josephine | United Community Action Network (UCAN) | 541-956-4050 | www.ucancap.org |
| Klamath | Klamath & Lake Community Action Services | Rose Bradshaw 541-887-8287 rbradshaw@caporegon.org | www.klcas.org |
| Lake | Klamath & Lake Community Action Services | Rose Bradshaw 541-887-8287 rbradshaw@caporegon.org | www.klcas.org |
| Lane | St. Vincent De Paul Society of Lane County | 541-743-7107 Also providing outreach in Florence, Cottage Grove and Oakridge. | www.svdp.us |
| Lincoln | Community Services Consortium (CSC) | Sarah Hilton Renee Woods 541-704-7638 ssvf@communityservices.us | www.communityservices.us |
| Linn | Community Services Consortium (CSC) | Sarah Hilton Renee Woods 541-704-7638 ssvf@communityservices.us | www.communityservices.us |
| Malheur | Community in Action (CinA) | Priscilla Garcia 541-889-1060 priscilla@cina.team | www.communityinaction.info |
| Marion | Easterseals Oregon SSVF | Andrew Rice, Program Manager 971-304-7140 | www.easterseals.com/oregon/our-programs/military-veteran-services/ |
| Morrow | Blue Mountain Action Council (BMACC) | 509-529-4980 ssvf@bmacww.org | www.bmacww.org |
| Multnomah | Transition Projects | Damon Hays | www.tprojects.org |
| Polk | Easterseals Oregon SSVF | Andrew Rice, Program Manager 971-304-7140 | www.easterseals.com/oregon/our-programs/military-veteran-services/ |
| Sherman | Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) | Amanda Ramey 541-298-5131 amanda@mccac.com Corenne Stewart corennes@mccac.com | www.mccac.com |
| Tillamook | Community Action Team(CAT) | Heather Johnson 503-366-6559 hjohnson@cat-team.org | www.cat-team.org |
| Umatilla | Blue Mountain Action Council (BMACC) | 509-529-4980 | www.bmacww.org |
| Union | Blue Mountain Action Council (BMACC) | 509-529-4980 ssvf@bmacww.org | www.bmacww.org |
| Wallowa | Blue Mountain Action Council (BMACC) | 509-529-4980 ssvf@bmacww.org | www.bmacww.org |
| Washington | Contact Community Action Team (CAT) for more information 503-397-3511 | ||
| Wasco | Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) | Amanda Ramey 541-298-5131 amanda@mccac.com Corenne Stewart corennes@mccac.com | www.mccac.com |
| Wheeler | Contact Community Action Partnership of Oregon (CAPO) for more information 503-316-3951 | ||
| Yamhill | Yamhill Community Action Partnership (YCAP) | Kevin Keister 503-687-1481 x1481 KevinK@yamhillcap.org | www.yamhillcap.org |
Other Veteran Related Contacts
| Resource | Contact | Website |
| Bereavement Counseling | 1-202-461-6530 | |
| Children of Women Vietnam Veterans (CWVV) | 1-877-345-8179 (or) 1-888-820-1756 | |
| Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA) | 1-800-733-8387 | |
| Debt Management Center (Collection of Non-Medical Debts) | 1-800-827-0648 | |
| Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National Call Center for Homeless Veterans hotline | 1-877-424-3838 | |
| eBenefits (General Questions & Technical Issues) | 1-800-983-0937 | |
| Education (GI Bill): | 1-888-442-4551 | |
| Federal Recovery Coordination Program | 1-877-732-4456 | |
| Foreign Medical Program | 1-888-820-1756 | |
| Gulf War Veterans Helpline | 1-800-749-8387 | |
| Health Care Benefits | 1-877-222-8387 | |
| Homeless veterans | 1-877-222-8387 | |
| Income Verification and Means Testing | 1-800-929-8387 | |
| Life Insurance | 1-800-669-8477 | |
| Meds by Mail | 1-888-385-0235 (or) 1-866-229-7389 | |
| National Call Center for Homeless Veterans | 1-877-424-3838 | |
| National Cemetery Scheduling Office | 1-800-535-1117 | |
| National Personnel Records Center | 1-314-801-0800 | |
| National Resource Directory | www.nrd.gov/ | |
| Pension Management Center | 1-877-294-6380 | |
| Presidential Memorial Certificate Program | 1-202-565-4964 | |
| Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned or Veteran-Owned Small Business | 1-202-303-3260 | |
| Special Health Issues | 1-800-749-8387 | |
| Spina Bifida/Children of Women Vietnam Veterans | 1-888-820-1756 | |
| Status of Headstones and Markers | 1-800-697-6947 | |
| Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) | 1-800-829-4833 | |
| VA Caregiver Support Line | 1-855-260-3274 | |
| VA for Vets | 1-855-824-8387 | |
| VA Inspector General | 1-800-488-8244 | |
| VA Justice Outreach Specialists | Listed by State and Service Sites | www.va.gov/homeless/vjo.asp |
| VA Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs | 1-202-461-7600 | |
| Veteran’s ID Theft Hot Line | 1-800-333-4636 | |
| Veteran Crisis Line | 1-800-273-8255 | www.veteranscrisisline.net |
