{"id":195,"date":"2014-02-28T20:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/housingonmerit.org\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2022-09-08T15:23:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T22:23:48","slug":"awards-of-merit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housingonmerit.org\/awards-of-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards of Merit for Housing Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"[spb_row element_name=”Row” wrap_type=”content-width” parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ bg_video_loop=”yes” parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ row_col_pos=”default” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_column col_sm=”6″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”1\/2″ el_position=”first”] [spb_image image=”2559″ image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” caption_pos=”hover” remove_rounded=”yes” fullwidth=”no” overflow_mode=”none” link_target=”_self” lightbox=”no” intro_animation=”none” animation_delay=”200″ width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”][\/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ simplified_controls=”yes” custom_css_percentage=”no” padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ margin_vertical=”0″ custom_css=”margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;” border_size=”0″ border_styling_global=”default” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n

The Need<\/span>
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  1. California has one of the largest veteran populations in the nation (30%), and women make up approximately 8.9% of all homeless veterans. [1]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Women veterans take, on average, three months longer than male veterans to find employment after they leave the military and often earn less despite having the same skills enhanced by military service.\u00a0 As a result, in California, 60% of women veterans report having experienced housing instability.\u00a0[2]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Women veterans are between two and four times as likely to be homeless as their nonveteran counterparts\u00a0[3]<\/span><\/a><\/span> and 10% (compared to 15% of nonveterans) live below the poverty line. [4]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Women returning from military service are the fastest growing demographic among the homeless population in the United States. [5]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    The Program<\/span><\/p>\n

    In 2016, Housing on Merit (HOM) launched the Awards of Merit for Housing Assistance to help unsheltered women veterans in San Diego secure permanent housing.\u00a0 HOM recognized the urgent<\/em><\/strong> need to reduce the number of women veterans experiencing homelessness in California.\u00a0 To meet this need, we researched housing barriers and trends in homelessness among female veterans to understand their needs, access to resources, and gaps in funding sources.\u00a0 Through this program, we provide eligible women veterans with the funding needed to help them secure and maintain stable housing.<\/p>\n

    Headquartered in San Diego,\u00a0Housing on Merit is proud to partner with several local community organizations to help identify women veterans in need of housing assistance.<\/p>\n

    Welcoming Our Heroes Home<\/em> is Housing on Merit\u2019s fundraising initiative to support our Awards of Merit Program.\u00a0 Watch April and Paula\u2019s story below, and consider donating to make housing a reality for all women veterans facing homelessness in San Diego.<\/p>\n

    For more information regarding the Awards of Merit for Housing Assistance Program, please contact Rose Ty at rty@housingonmerit.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    [1] HUD 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    [2] Homeless Women Veterans are Afraid to be Separated from their Children If They Seek Help, Advocates Say, July 2019.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    [3] VA Research Currents – A New Battlefront (March 2018) Dept. of Veteran Affairs, VA Research Currents, March 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    [4] Housing Instability among Our Nation\u2019s Veteran\u2019s, National Low Income Housing Coalition, November 2013.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    [5] Homeless Female Veterans: Out of Sight, Out of Mind, November 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Housing on Merit is proud to be partnering with the Veterans Village of San Diego to provide female veterans currently residing at the Veterans Winter Shelter the Housing on Merit 2014 Award of Merit for Housing Assistance.\u00a0 All interested and qualified female veterans were invited to submit an application for an Award of Merit.Recipients of the Award of Merit for Housing Assistance will be announced on March 7, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/spb_text_block] [\/spb_column] [spb_column col_sm=”6″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”1\/2″ el_position=”last”] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ simplified_controls=”yes” custom_css_percentage=”no” padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ margin_vertical=”0″ custom_css=”margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;” border_size=”0″ border_styling_global=”default” el_class=”grey-box” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n