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13 Years Homeless and Returning. AMA (lemmy.world)
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (7 children)

You're a US veteran? Have you applied for HUD VASH? Are you in contact with SSVF?

Have you considered relocating to a place with available housing vouchers?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    I'm in Jacksonville, FL. Tunnels to Towers is pumping big money into veteran housing currently. The county and city had a lot of money when they passed the law to illegalize public sleeping/camping, and they had to put money into public housing as part of the law.

    I was on the waiting list for about a week before approval. Right place at the right time. A lottery indeed. They were housing vets left and right with basically no wait period.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah ssvf isn't going to give you long-term housing.

    HUD VASH will. I have a HCV(housing choice voucher) through the JHA(housing authority which is basically like HUD section 8) that I can potentially port anywhere in the country. Yeah that thing that usually takes 5+ years to get I got here in one week. :o

    With HCV I pay a certain portion of my income towards my rent that's never over a third. I've been in the program going on 2 years now. My current lease expires next summer. I'll probably be moving(porting to another city.) Jacksonville's way too damn big.

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