Veterans on The Rise

Community Based Emergency Residential Services (CERS): VOTR provides CERS placement to homeless veterans referred to us by DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. VOTR provides 24 beds, 20 for men and 4 for women, for emergency transitional housing for a period of up to 60 days. Case managers work closely with each veteran to provide both group and individualized care that meet their particular needs. Care includes medical support through the VA Medical Center, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, individual professional counseling, training in life skills and financial management, assistance in finding job training and employment opportunities, and help in finding alternative safe and affordable housing when they are discharged from VOTR. 179 veterans were supported under this program during 2022 and 2023.

Family Rehousing and Stabilization Program (FRSP): FRSP is designed to work within the Washington DC continuum of care to support families who experience homelessness or are at imminent risk of homelessness. VOTR works with Washington DC government to provide counseling and support services. The purpose is to support DC residents, who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of experiencing homelessnes, to achieve stavility in permanent housing through individualized and time limited assitance.

Serious Mentally Ill Transitional Housing (SMI): VOTR has 12 beds dedicated to housing veterans experiencing severe mental illness which puts them at the highest risk of homelessness. Many of these veterans have multiple conditions that make it hard for them to succeed in shelters or in traditional transitional housing programs. These conditions can include, but are not limited to, severe mental illness, co-occurring disorders, PTSD, substance abuse and other medical conditions. These veterans live in a community setting in which they receive 24-hour care from trained specialists for up to 180 days. Care includes physical and mental health support through the VA Medical Center, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, individual professional counseling, training in life skills and financial management, and help in finding alternative safe and affordable housing when they are discharged from VOTR. 98 veterans were supported by this program during 2022 and 2023.

HHP: Provides quality affordable housing and case management services extremly low-through moderate-income households to foster sustainable communities and cultivate opportunities for residents to improve their lives.