Our Mission
We are committed to helping Veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless overcome barriers to housing and ultimately transition the entire veteran family unit into stable housing environments.
If you are in danger of becoming homeless, literally homeless, or know a veteran in need of our services – please reach out by email.
The SSVF Goodwill of Silicon Valley’s Veteran Family Service Department (VFS) is supported by the Office of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Goodwill of Silicon Valley (GWSV) The VFS program’s goals are to serve the entire veteran family and to reduce the homelessness of veterans by offering a case management first approach, meeting the veteran where they are at, and by offering wrap around services.
The VFS program provides an array of services and is a tremendous resource for any homeless or any veteran at risk of homelessness, pivot into sustainable housing.
Below is a summary of services provided by SSVF GWSV and documents required to enroll.
Services Provided:
- Temporary Finacial Assistance
- Health Care Navigation – VA benefit navigation
- Housing Navigation – Deposit assistance, rental arrears, emergency housing for literally homeless veterans and their immediate family.
- Legal Services – Limited and case by case
- Case Management – Housing stability planning, budget management, and resource sharing.
- Access to Public Benefits
Eligibility Criteria & Documents Required:
- Valid identification (military ID, passport, state ID)
- Social security card (for each family member)
- DD 214
- Must meet certain income criteria and provide verification of ALL household income
- Must provide bank statements
- Copy of current lease/rental agreement
- Eviction notice (If applicable)
- Can be a single Veteran or a family with Children
- Veterans who have served 24 months of active duty. Discharge can be anything but “Dishonorable”