251 | HUD-VASH: Combining Rental Subsidies with Integrated Health Care Services
Tracks
Workshop
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
| Room 212-214 |
Session Overview
The Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program serves a broad range of Veterans with an array of supportive service needs. The integration of HUD-VASH into the larger VA healthcare system allows a unique opportunity to connect Veterans to services utilizing Housing First principles and a holistic approach to care.
Description
The Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program serves a broad range of Veterans with an array of supportive service needs. The integration of HUD-VASH into the larger VA healthcare system allows a unique opportunity to connect Veterans to services utilizing Housing First principles and a holistic approach to care.
Molly Allen
HUD-VASH National Lead
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Presenter
Molly Allen is a Senior Housing Program Specialist in the Housing Choice Voucher Program Office at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She is also HUD’s National Lead for the HUD- VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Molly has been at HUD since 2009 and has been working on the HUD-VASH program since 2016.
Meghan Deal
National Director, HUD-VASH
Department of Veterans Affairs
Presenter
Meghan C. Deal, LICSW, ACSW is the National Director of VA’s HUD-VASH Program Office, prior to which she worked at VA Puget Sound Health Care System. Ms. Deal received her MSW from University of Washington and has been working with homeless and other underserved populations for more than 20 years.
