In WV, Telamon Corporation provides numerous programs and services that provide customers guidance and opportunities to increase their life skills, financial literacy skills, employability, education, and alleviate barriers hindering there self-sufficiency. Programs offered:
Housing Programs
Victory House: Provides transitional housing for homeless male Veterans to assist them in preparing for transitioning to permanent affordable housing in the community. Intensive care management assists participating in establishing goals geared to achieving self-sufficiency, including achieving residential stability, increasing their skill levels and/or income and obtaining greater self-determination. Supportive services are available to assist with transportation, medical costs, training, and other items necessary for achieving their goals. Permanent Supportive Housing Programs: Programs are designed to assist chronically homeless individuals and their families in working towards securing permanent residence in the Eastern Panhandle. These programs are opened following the "Housing First" model, meaning they are accepted into housing with no pre-conditions such as having income or sobriety and then offered services to assist them in the issues causing their chronic homelessness. Participants are offered intensive case management accompanied by supportive services that assist them in connecting to needed community resources and in improving life skills that will help them become self-sufficient, with the goal of transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. Reliable Permanent Supportive Housing Program ( Berkeley & Jefferson Counties)
Hearthstone Permanent Supportive Housing (Berkeley County)
Potomac Highlands Permanent Supportive Housing (Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral & Pendleton Counties)
Co-Occurring Transitional Living Program: A 12-18 month program for individuals who are homeless or at risk for homelessness, and who have co-occurring mental health and substance abuse issues. Priority is given to those discharging from state psychiatric and diversion facilities. This is a goal-oriented program that emphasizes health care, education, job readiness training and employment stability and provides intensive case management geared towards recovery and self-sufficiency. Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF): A Veterans Administration program that helps very low income Veterans and their families who are homeless or imminently at risk of homelessness obtain or maintain permanent housing. The program offers short-term case management that may include assistance with rent, utilities, car repair, employment stability, housing and budget counseling and assistance in obtaining VA and other state and local benefits. Eligibility requirements: Head of household or spouse must be a Veteran; income below 50% of the area median income, and A) residing in permanent housing, B) homeless and scheduled to move into permanent housing within 90 days, or C) having exited permanent housing within the previous 90 days to find housing that is more amenable to the very-low income Veteran family's needs and preferences. Transition in Place Program (TIP): The Transition in Place Program provides a homeless Veteran individual/family with transitional housing for 6-12 months based on need. Supportive services will be provided including case management, transportation assistance, food assistance, money management and housing counseling, life skills and referrals to community resources as needed. Supportive services will be transitioned out over time and when the Veteran is able to sustain the unit on his own, he will be transitioned in place and take over the lease with the landlord. The Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP):
is an employment focused competitive grant program of the Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS). This is the only federal grant to focus exclusively on competitive employment for homeless veterans. Initially authorized in 1987 under Section 738 of Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HVRP and its companion programs are currently authorized under Title 38 U.S.C. The dual purposes of HVRP are to reintegrate individuals into the workforce and to build strong systems. HVRP has two core objectives which are to provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans. HVRP grantees accomplish these objectives through a variety of core services:
Knowledge of Population - Grantees understand the unique needs of the veterans they serve and structure to meet those needs. Outreach - Grantees use a flexible, non-threatening approach to meet veterans where they are. Outreach also includes activities to engage partners and employers. Assessment / Intake - Grantees assess each veteran to determine program eligibility and to gauge job readiness and willingness to engage in employment services. Case Management - Grantees use a veteran-centered approach to develop an Individual Employment Plan (IEP) based on individual's strengths and preferences while addressing barriers. Job driven Training and Placement - Grantees provide training that is targeted to the specific industries, occupations, and skills that are in demand locally. Training services can be provided in-house, through partners in the community, or through the local American Job Center. HVRP serves three different categories of veteran populations:
Homeless female veterans and veterans with children
Incarcerated veterans
All other veterans experiencing homelessness that meet the criteria of the latest FOA. Telamon Corporation is a HUD approved Multi State Organization. Our Certified Housing Counselor provides one-on-one and group sessions on the following topics:
Budget & Credit Counseling: Assists participating in preparing household budgets and credit histories in anticipation of a new home or maintaining their current housing. Foreclosure Prevention: Free foreclosure counseling to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Homebuyer Education Program (HBE): Future homebuyers can participate in a Homebuyers Education Fast Track Class or one-on-one HBE sessions. The HBE class is geared to provide customers with information to assist them in moving towards homeownership and maintaining the property once it has been purchased. One-on-one Housing Counseling Sessions are provided to assist customers facing obstacles to homeownership that cannot be resolved in a few months. Rental Education: Provides families and individuals with the tools necessary to be responsible renters and understand their tenant rights. Homeless Counseling: Assists homeless persons in overcoming the barriers that led to homelessness, such as managing finances, repairing credit, obtaining or increasing income, managing anger, and building interpersonal relations. Banking Basics: Provides education on the use of checking and savings accounts and how to choose a financial institution. Fair Housing: Provides education and outreach to our community on what fair housing is and how to know if you have been discriminated against. We provide intake and filing of fair housing violation claims. This program allows us to send testers into the field to investigate alleged violations. Reginal Resource Connection (RRC): Provides service coordination for the individuals with emergency needs not met by DHHR programs. The RRC works with partner agencies to serve as a one-stop connection for individuals and families in need to ensure that eligibility information is collected only one time by DHHR and partner agencies, to ensure those who qualify access DHHR services before approaching limited community resources, and to capture data about unmet needs in the community.
