Program areas at Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania
In 2023 vlp provided employment services to 464 Veterans: 135 Veterans through its job training and placement Program, providing free employment services that include resume assistance, interview techniques, networking training, individualized job search plans, and career counseling; 329 Veterans in obtaining unsubsidized, meaningful employment through the dol's hvrp Program.
In 2023 vlp provided supportive services to 3,556 Veterans and their family members:918 Veterans and families assisted with housing stabilization services; 428 tax returns; 88 Veterans with soar benefits and other forms of disability assistance; 8 Veterans involved in the criminal justice system with supportive services and assistance through vlp's participation in veteran courts in allegheny, beaver, and fayette counties and the Western Pennsylvania district federal Veterans court; 88 Veterans with opioid prevention services; 49 Veterans with suicide prevention services; 1,977 Veterans with care coordination services.
In 2023 vlp provided housing services to 1,232 Veterans and their 521 dependents:964 veteran households with homeless prevention and rapid re-housing services through the va's ssvf Program - vlp is 1 of only 4 agencies in Western Pennsylvania that is granted to serve Veterans in 28 counties through the ssvf Program; 81 veteran households through 2 hud housing programs in the allegheny county coc (pa-600); 181 Veterans emergency housing services through the va's gpd Program; 6 veteran households emergency housing services through the united way of southwestern Pennsylvania.
In 2023 vlp engaged with and/or provided wellness services to 2,228 Veterans, their families, and their supporters: 1,800 Veterans and families provided food distributions; 120 Veterans and veteran-supporters in numerous physical activities throughout the year including cycling, hiking, running, yoga, and crossfit; 308 Veterans engaged in stand down pittsburgh, erie, and johnstown.