Logan County Housing Coalition Awarded Federal Grant
Funding will go to new housing program for local Veterans

 

[April 04, 2023] 

For the past ten months a group of community stakeholders have been meeting to address the need for housing for veterans in central Illinois and for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

The Logan County Housing Coalition has identified the lack of transitional housing for veterans in central Illinois and other individuals at risk of homelessness or homeless. The members have concluded that providing shelter and various supportive services in one location is the best model and most effective way to address these local needs. The coalition has a vision of organizations working together to provide services to the clients they share and the general public. Examples of on-site support services include behavioral health counseling, substance use treatment and recovery.

The coalition is excited to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA’s GAINS Center’s Criminal Justice Learning Collaborative Addressing the Housing Needs of People with Behavioral Health Conditions who are Justice Involved that will provide direct training and technical assistance to the housing coalition.

There were only five applications granted across the country to assist in developing a strategic plan to deal with housing needs at the community level. This housing coalition will participate along with grantees from teams in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Hawaii. The kick-off meeting is scheduled for the end of March. Interested parties should contact Joe Schaler with the Central Illinois Veterans Commission for more information at 217-871-1669.

[Text provided by Joe Schaler and Kim Turner]