Notice of New Date Added and One Date Changed
To: All Interested Parties
Subject: Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Program Design and Implementation
Proposition 41 which authorized the issuance of $600 million in General Obligation Bonds to fund the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable transitional housing, affordable rental housing, or related homeless and low‐income veterans and their families was overwhelmingly approved by voters on June 3rd.
With its passage, funding to implement the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Program is in place and CalVet, working collaboratively with CalHFA and HCD, is in the process of designing, developing, and administering the VHHP Program pursuant to AB 639 (Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013, Pérez) to provide critical resources to begin helping homeless veterans in California. HCD, CalHFA and CalVet issued a joint press release June 11th detailing the next steps in the design and implementation of the Program.
An initial round of stakeholder meetings (see below) have been scheduled across the state during the month of July to present the Program framework and proposed policies, gather input on targeting services and identifying where the demand is greatest for the VHPP Program. Individuals interested in attending a stakeholder meeting in their area can register for the event through the Department’s website at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/vets/. Additional stakeholder meetings in additional locations will be scheduled later in the summer on the draft program guidelines.
Date/Time City Location
- July 10, 2014
10:00 a. m.
Oakland
Elihu M. Harris Building
1515 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Click to Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prop-41-ve ... 8783613023
July 14, 2014
1:30 p. m.
Riverside
California Tower
3737 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Riverside, CA 92501
Click to Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prop-41-ve ... 1835166301
July 15, 2014
10:00 a. m.
San Diego
CA State Office Building
1350 Front Street, Room B109
San Diego, CA
Click to Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prop-41-ve ... 1936178431
July 16, 2014
10:00 a. m.
NEW!
Los Angeles
Van Nuys State Office Building
6150 Van Nuys Blvd
Van Nuys, CA 91411
Click to Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/proposisti ... 1951520319
July 21, 2014
2:00 p. m.
NEW DATE!
Sacramento
HCD Headquarters
2020 W. El Camino, Room 402
Sacramento, CA 95833
Click to Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prop-41-ve ... 1835204415
The Program has also established a email listserv and encourages all those interested in receiving VHHP Program updates to register their email address at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/DFA_Subscriber.html.
If you have questions about the VHHP Program, please contact program staff at hcdvets@hcd.ca.gov. More information can also be obtained by emailing PAO@calvet.ca.gov or hcdvets@hcd.ca.gov.
This program administered by the California Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Housing and Community Development and the California Housing Finance Agency is dedicated to the preservation and expansion of safe and affordable housing so more California Veterans and their families have a place to call home. The team works to ensure an adequate supply of housing options are available for our veterans and promotes the growth of strong communities. For more information, please visit http://www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/vets/.
