Program assists Tampa's homeless veterans. By Kevin Wiatrowski. Tribune staff Updated: July 8, 2. AMTAMPA - As Tampa's leaders weigh new restrictions on the behavior of the city's homeless residents, one part of the homeless population is poised to find some relief. Starting July 1. 5, more than 2. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veteran Affairs. The agencies are providing those housing vouchers on top of 7. Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties in recent years, said Karen Collins, spokeswoman for the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa. The vouchers are part of a national effort to house all the country's homeless veterans by 2. Under the program, HUD provides housing aid and the VA provides medical, mental health and substance- abuse counseling as needed. In both cases they are considered homeless if they are living on the street, not if they are sharing housing or sleeping on a friend's couch, Barcus said. Tampa Police Department Capt. Program assists Tampa's homeless veterans. By Kevin Wiatrowski Tribune. 2410 N Tampa St, Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone Numbers and Contact Information Main Phone. Residential Program for Homeless Single Women. Homeless Recovery & Homeless Adult Living Facility Programs. 322 pages on this wiki. Marc Hamlin told the city council last week there could be up to 7. Lately, some of those men and women have provoked public outrage by breaking into buildings and relieving themselves in public spaces, often in neighborhoods north of downtown Tampa where revitalization is underway. It's hard to know exactly how many of the region's homeless are veterans. Barcus declined to offer an estimate, even though the coalition's biannual homeless survey asks people about their veteran status. Barcus said the coalition relies on estimates by the VA for distributing housing vouchers. Still, an exact count of homeless veterans remains elusive. Other VA programs targeting homeless vets have served 2. The vouchers that go into effect this month will provide people guaranteed housing. The vouchers are shielded from the automatic across- the- board federal budget cuts known as sequestration. That's not the case for nonveterans. The region's regular Section 8 housing program could lose up to 4. HUD's support for the Tampa Housing Authority. Authority officials didn't respond to requests for comment. The loss of Section 8 vouchers will be far- reaching, touching people including those living with HIV/AIDS. Normally, when one Section 8 client moves out of the program, the voucher passes to a new client. Under sequestration, the vouchers will disappear..
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