Our Programs

This program is to get Veterans out of living in cars, sometimes with family members or on the street and into sustainable housing.   This assistance can take several forms such as paying for apartment security deposits, helping clear up past debts so that Veterans Administration can provide housing vouchers etc.  Veterans must be able to obtain either other public or private investment or support themselves after PSVS’s temporary assistance.

Part of homeless assistance will be the Michael Jameson Housing Assistance Award.  This award of up to $2,500 for each veteran will be given to two veterans who are currently homeless or in danger of becoming homeless.  Applicants for the Jameson Housing Assistance Award must be residents of Pierce, Thurston, Mason or Lewis County Washington and must have an annual household income below the median for their county of residence.  Grant applications will be open for several months during the summer and grants will be awarded in the late fall of the year.

This program assists Veterans who are seeking educational advancement to reintegrate into society.   However, some Veterans are finding that specialized equipment for completing classes toward a degree or certificate is expensive and not covered by Veterans educational benefits.  PSVS fills that gap for eligible Veterans so that they become self-sufficient.

This program can pay for the cost of monitoring, treatment and counseling for those Veterans who are unable to pay the costs of participating in the court supervised Diversion Program.  This Diversion program allows the charges to be dropped if the Veteran completes a two year program and does not re-offend during that period.

Social Service organizations in the community and on Joint Base Lewis McCord have brought to our attention unmet needs in the areas of education and basic support.   Children of active duty family members have been unable to participate in high school graduation ceremonies because the active duty family is unable to pay for the cap and gown or for school supplies.   There are also active duty service members who struggle to have a holiday dinner because of the cost.   PSVS assistance allows veteran families to celebrate educational milestones and promotes family unity and togetherness through holiday celebrations.

There are situations where Veterans experience unplanned emergency expenses which must be paid and they cannot meet this expense without falling behind on their debts or experiencing financial hardship.   Other possible sources of assistance may be unavailable due to income restrictions, residency, the size of the family or the time needed to apply for the assistance and receive the help.  Without this temporary help, the veteran may experience a loss of a home, no transportation to get to work or miss out on an important family event.   The purpose of this Veteran Compassionate Care Grant (VCCG) program is to provide support to help Veterans maintain their self-sufficiency and cope with the family emergency.