Courtesy of Tracy DeFore, County of San Diego Communications Office:
Excerpt: Landlords who want to help military veterans find homes can now call or visit 2-1-1 San Diego or visit http://211sandiego.org/help-a-vet for information. The County of San Diego is partnering with 2-1-1 to simplify the process for landlords who have units to lease out to homeless veterans.
In the latest Point-In-Time Count in 2016, 13 percent of the region’s homeless had served in the military. Even those who have received Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers from the County’s Housing Authority struggle to find a place to live because of historically low vacancy rates in the rental housing market.
The County’s Housing and Community Development Services (HCDS) http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/sdhcd.html understands that finding landlords is key to housing homeless veterans. Currently, the County has more than 100 vets with VASH housing vouchers who need places to live.
Calling 2-1-1 offers one-stop shopping for landlords who want more information.
For the complete story, go to http://www.countynewscenter.com/landlords-wanting-to-help-homeless-veterans-can-now-call-2-1-1/.
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