Ottawa provides $6.7 million for Nova Scotia organizations helping homeless veterans
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The organization offers rental supplements and case management services for veterans, and helps connect them with medical help and temporary housing.
The federal government is providing $6.7 million to two programs that assist homeless veterans in Nova Scotia.
One group, Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS Canada), is getting $5.2 million to help veterans experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of being homeless.
The organization offers rental supplements and case management services for veterans, and helps connect them with medical help and temporary housing.
Landing Strong Cooperative Ltd., a non-profit that offers mental health and trauma care for veterans, is getting $1.5 million for its programs that provide financial assistance for housing and other basic needs.
The funding is from the $79.1 million Veteran Homelessness Program announced by Ottawa in April 2023.
The five-year federal program included $72.9 million for rent supplements and counselling services and $6.2 million for research on veteran homelessness.
In a news release Monday, Sean Fraser, the federal housing minister, said veterans are owed “a safe and affordable place to call home.”
“The two projects announced today will ensure they receive the stability and support they deserve.”
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