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Health Care for Homeless Veterans
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The VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) partners with the local community to offer a wide array of special programs and initiatives designed to help homeless Veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible.
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) programs comprise the largest integrated network of homeless treatment and assistance services in the nation. As a component of this network, VA San Diego strives to provide a continuum of service – from outreach to permanent housing – to our homeless Veteran population.
Major Program Components
- Outreach
- Grant and Per Diem Transitional Housing
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/VA Supported Housing
- Veterans Justice Outreach Initiative
- Stand Down
- National Homeless Call Center
- Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team
- Recuperative Care Program
- Homeless Veterans Prevention Programs
- VASDHS’ Annual Care & Share Program
- Social Work Information & Referral Services
- VASDHS Chaplain Service
Aspire Center
The San Diego VA Medical Center is developing a specialized 40 bed program homeless prevention program services to OEF/OIF/OND Veterans with focus on post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury treatment. A unanimous vote of support was received from the San Diego City Council on Tuesday, 7/24/12.
The Aspire Center looks forward to opening their doors in the Old Town area in Summer of 2013.
For more information about HCHV program, call or visit:
VA San Diego's HCHV Program Office
8810 Rio San Diego Drive
San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: (619) 400-5157
Fax: (619) 400-5159
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