So that no one has to be homeless…
January 22, 2013 Leave a comment
Three Oaks Center to Hold Forum on Homeless Veterans, March 8, 2013
The Three Oaks Center is holding a forum focusing on homeless veterans and veterans at risk of becoming homeless. It is a disturbing fact that the per capita percentage of homeless veterans in the tri-county area is exceeded in the state of Maryland only by Baltimore City.
The event will be held on March 8, 2013, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Rd., California, MD. Although the target audiences for the forum are our government contracting and active military communities, all those interested in veterans and veterans’ services are welcome and encouraged to attend.
November 29, 2012 Leave a comment
Notice of Funding Availability: HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) has published the FY 2012 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition. Non-profit housing providers in Southern Maryland may apply through the Charles, Calvert & St. Mary’s Counties Continuum of Care no later than December 18, 2012. A maximum of $33,095.00 may be requested for the purposes of providing permanent supportive housing to chronically homeless individuals. Applicants should contact Three Oaks Center, P.O. Box 776, 46905 Lei Drive, Lexington Park MD, 20653, 301-863-9595 ext. 104 for more information and technical assistance. The complete Notice of Funding Availability can be accessed at www.hud.gov on the “Funds Available” page or on HUD’s Homelessness Resource Exchange at http://www.hudhre.info/.
August 28, 2012 Leave a comment
Three Oaks Center now offers case management and limited financial assistance for veterans and their families to help end or prevent homelessness. Three Oaks Center’s case advocates provide an organized, structured method for moving participants through the process of change and toward the goal of self-sufficiency.
For more details please view the Veteran’s program brochure or complete the Three Oaks Center’s SSVF Referral to request services.
July 19, 2012 Leave a comment
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) announced Wednesday that Three Oaks Center has received a $219,192 homeless prevention grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The grant will support approximately 192 veteran families who are homeless or at risk for homelessness in St. Mary’s, Charles, and Calvert Counties.
“Thanks to this grant awarded to Three Oaks Center, nearly 200 veteran families in Southern Maryland will have the supportive services needed to stay in their homes or transition to permanent housing,” stated Congressman Hoyer. “We must do more to honor our commitment to veterans and their families here in Maryland and throughout the country, and I will continue working to ensure they have the support and resources they earned and deserve.”
“We are honored to have been chosen by the VA to provide these much needed services to veteran families in the Southern Maryland area,” stated H. S. “Lanny” Lancaster, Executive Director of Three Oaks Center. “Our community leads the state in its concentration of veteran households and we are grateful to the VA for recognizing our needs. We have experienced a surge of requests from veterans who have been experiencing difficulty as a direct result of their recent service in war areas and from others who are simply experiencing the difficulties of a troubled economy. Now, with the help of the VA, we will be able to do much more to help them.”
The grant announced today is part of the VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program, which helps homeless and at-risk veteran families improve their housing stability.
For more information on the Obama Administration’s strategic plan to end veteran homelessness, click here.
April 23, 2012 Leave a comment
