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Follow on Google News | Veterans Village of San Diego Completes Phase Two of Rehabilitation Facility for Homeless U.S. VetsOrganization provides residence, treatment facilities for veterans with substance abuse and mental health issues
By: Cook & Schmid VVSD is headquartered at 4141 Pacific Highway, on a five-acre site provided by the City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency. Since that time, the Redevelopment Agency has also contributed $8.1 million to the project. The VVSD redevelopment project replaces the original 80-bed Veterans Village facility with a state-of-the- “The Redevelopment Agency has been the perfect partner,” said Phil Landis, VVSD CEO. “Their generous contributions, and the contributions of others, have made it possible for us to rehabilitate and assist our homeless veterans in leading productive, independent lives.” Other organizations offering financial support for this important facility include: the Veterans Administration, the California Emergency Housing Assistance Program, Federal Home Loan Bank, San Diego Housing Commission, Federal Community Development Block Grant funds, AB 936 Health Care Grant, the County of San Diego, Centre City Development Corporation and a number of private donors. VVSD programs have been very successful in treating veterans with substance abuse and mental health issues. Fifty-five percent of residents successfully complete long-term drug and alcohol treatment program compared to the national average of 38 percent. This success is based in large part on VVSD offering the most comprehensive veteran assistance program in the country. Sandy Borum, a program graduate said, “Without the help I received from Veterans Village, I’d probably be in prison—or worse.” In 1999, Borum was sentenced by a judge to spend 365 days at the facility as an alternative to prison. She is now VVSD’s Director of Development and part of the organization’ Construction on Phase Three, the final phase of the estimated $26 million project, began in July 2009. This phase of the development will add 96 transitional beds, 125 parking spaces and a storage warehouse. About the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego The Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego, created by the City Council in 1958, uses special legal and financial mechanisms to eliminate blight and improve economic and physical conditions in designated areas of the City. The Agency’s purview encompasses 17 project areas, study areas and affordable housing. Activities within the project areas are carried out by the city’s Redevelopment Division and two public, nonprofit city corporations: About Veterans Village Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD), also known as Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, is dedicated to assisting needy and homeless veterans of all wars and their families by providing housing, food, clothing, substance abuse recovery and mental health counseling, job training and job search assistance. Veterans Village is San Diego’s largest non-profit social service provider for veterans and offers a wide array of services including residential services, non-residential services, and employment and training. For more information, visit http://www.vvsd.net. End
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