Grants Help Homeless Veterans Find Work

Companies that provide cleaning services are among the businesses that have been looking for new ideas for job applicants to fill employee shortfalls. More than US$20 million in Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants are now available to organizations to help reintroduce homeless veterans back to the workforce, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

The HVRP grants are available to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and faith-based and community organizations. The grantees will use the funds to provide various services such as such as career planning, comprehensive employment assessments, resume writing, and job placement services for homeless veterans.

In the last program year, HVRP grantees served 19,946 homeless veterans, with a job placement rate of 65.2 percent and an average wage at placement of $14.50 per hour.

Organizations interested in applying for these grants are invited to participate in a Prospective Applicant Webcast on April 3, 2020, at 2 p.m. EDT.

Cleaning companies looking to hire veterans can follow these four tips to attract former U.S. military members.