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<TD class=normal vAlign=top align=left><STRONG>NCHV e-Newsletter </STRONG></TD>
<TD class=normal vAlign=top align=right><STRONG>September&nbsp;2008</STRONG></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><BR></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>DOL Announces President's Prisoner Re-entry Initiative Grants<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The President's Prisoner Re-entry Initiative (PRI) seeks to strengthen urban communities characterized by large numbers of returning prisoners through an employment-centered program that incorporates mentoring, job training, and other comprehensive transitional services. This program is a joint effort of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL) designed to reduce recidivism by helping inmates find work when they return to their communities, as part of an effort to build a life in the community for everyone.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Under a solicitation announced September 5, DOL will be awarding grants to faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) to provide post-release services primarily to the prisoners provided pre-release services under the DOJ grant in urban communities within the target counties. To read more about eligibility for these grants, </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20570.pdf"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366">click here</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 1.5pt 0in 3pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Pennsylvania</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Veterans Programs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is encouraging the&nbsp;state's 1.1 million veterans to take advantage of a variety of state benefits and services that are available to them. These benefits include the Veterans Emergency Assistance Program, which offers financial aid in an emergency to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:place></st1:State> veterans and their beneficiaries, as well as other programs. For a complete listing of eligibility requirements for each program,&nbsp;visit the </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.paveterans.state.pa.us/" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366">Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (DMVA) website or&nbsp;call a DMVA State Veterans Service Officer toll-free at: Fort Indiantown Gap office at 1-800-547-2838; <st1:City w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:City> office at 1-866-754-8637; or <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:City></st1:place> office at 1-866-754-8636. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SAMHSA Offers Homelessness and Traumatic Stress Training Package</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Homelessness and Traumatic Stress Training Package is a resource offered by SAMHSA for service providers to train their staff on the relationship between homelessness and traumatic stress and how to apply trauma concepts to their day-to-day work with people experiencing homelessness. This package includes a Trainer's Guide, which provides an overview and instructions for using this package, as well as training materials.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To download the training package, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366"><A href="http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov/Resource/View.aspx?id=33070"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366">click here</SPAN></A></SPAN></B>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>VA <st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place> Health Care Clinics Reach Rural Veterans <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">WASHINGTON</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is rolling out four new mobile health clinics outfitted to bring primary care and mental health services closer to veterans in 24 predominately rural counties, where patients must travel long distances to visit their nearest VA medical center or outpatient clinic.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"VA is committed to providing primary care and mental health care for veterans in rural areas," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake. "Health care should be based upon the needs of patients, not their ability to travel to a clinic or medical center."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The pilot project is called Rural Mobile Health Care Clinics.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>It features a recreational-type vehicle equipped to be a rolling primary care and mental health clinic.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">VA is currently in the process of procuring and outfitting the vehicles, and officials expect the mobile clinics to be operational by early 2009.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rural areas in <st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st="on">Wyoming</st1:State> will share a single mobile van, while <st1:State w:st="on">Maine</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State> state and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">West Virginia</st1:place></st1:State> will each have a VA mobile van.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The clinics are planned to serve:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Colorado</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: Larimer, Jackson, Logan, and Weld counties; <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><st1:State w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Maine</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: <st1:City w:st="on">Franklin</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Somerset</st1:place></st1:City> and Piscataquis counties; <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><st1:State w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nebraska</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cheyenne</st1:place></st1:City>, Kimball, and Scottsbluff counties;<o:p></o:p></SPAN> 
<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><st1:State w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Washington</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> state: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Greys</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, Mason, and Lewis;<o:p></o:p></SPAN> 
<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><st1:State w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">West Virginia</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: Preston, <st1:City w:st="on">Randolph</st1:City>, Upshur, Wetzel, Roane, and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:City> counties; and, <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><st1:State w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wyoming</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: <st1:City w:st="on">Albany</st1:City>, Carbon, <st1:City w:st="on">Goshen</st1:City>, and <st1:place w:st="on">Platte</st1:place> counties.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Factors considered in the selection of the participating sites included a need for improved access in the area, the degree to which clinics will expand services and collaborations with communities the clinics serve.</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>NCHV Offers Training on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Homeless Court</st1:address></st1:Street> and Legal Services<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NCHV will be offering training sessions on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Homeless Court</st1:address></st1:Street> and Legal Services for veterans during the fall. Whether your organization is looking to expand its current Homeless Court program at Stand Down events, provide additional legal services, or has never held a Homeless Court and is interested in organizing one, NCHV staff will provide intensive one-on-one training and cater to the specific needs of your organization. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If your organization would like to receive training on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Homeless Court</st1:address></st1:Street> and Legal Services for veterans, please email Kristina Hunken at <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366"><A title=blocked::mailto:nchv6@nchv.org href="mailto:nchv6@nchv.org"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366">nchv6@nchv.org</SPAN></A></SPAN></B> and include your organization's name, primary contact information, and what topics you would like to cover during the training session.<BR>&nbsp;<BR><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Upcoming Conference Calls<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NCHV has scheduled conference calls on the OMB Circular A-133, HVRP replicable models, and GPD replicable models. For more information on each call and to register, visit the Conference Call page on the NCHV Web site by <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366"><A href="http://www.nchv.org/page.cfm?id=128"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366">clicking here</SPAN></A></SPAN></B>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Funding Opportunities<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> seeks to build communities that improve the quality of life for all citizens and foster the growth and development of children. The Foundation encourages programs that build grassroots neighborhood networks, provide job training and job opportunities for the unemployed and under-employed, or provide a comprehensive safety net of social services for the least-advantaged citizens. The Foundation offers grants to organizations in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State>. The Board reviews grant applications three times each year. For more information on how to apply, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366"><A href="http://www.rapoportfdn.org/index.php"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366">click here</SPAN></A></SPAN></B>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=leadhome style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 11.25pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> seeks to enrich the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest (<st1:State w:st="on">Alaska</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Montana</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>) by providing grants and enrichment programs to nonprofit organizations that seek to strengthen the region's educational, spiritual, and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways. Organizations involved in advancing culture and the arts are welcomed each year, as are projects targeted to elevating human services, health, and health care in the region. These include community-based and faith-based organizations. The Trust accepts proposals year round. For more information, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366"><A href="http://www.murdock-trust.org/"><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366">click here</SPAN></A></SPAN></B>.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P class=normal align=center>Technical Assistance provided in this e-Newsletter is funded, in part, through a grant from the <BR><SPAN class=normalbold>U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Labor. </SPAN></P>
<P class=normal align=center><STRONG>National Coalition for Homeless Veterans</STRONG><BR>333 ½ Pennsylvania Avenue, SE<BR>Washington, DC 20003-1148</P>
<P class=small><STRONG>Mission: </STRONG>The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans will end homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, promoting collaboration, and building the capacity of service providers.</P>
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