Volunteers of America is a national, non-profit, spiritually based organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their potential. For over 110 years, our ministry of service has supported and empowered those who are most vulnerable in our communities. Our work touches the mind, body, heart, and ultimately the spirit of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.

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We need your time, talent, and support.

The programs and services of VOA Southeast are made possible through the generosity of people like you. When you make a gift to VOA Southeast, you give a gift to an organization that provides help, hope, and compassion to people in need ... right here in our community.

There are many ways you can help:

• Send a tax-deductible cash donation.

• Donate online, or donate your car, truck, or boat to Volunteers of America by visiting our website at www.voase.org.

• Donate real estate.

• Volunteer your time to experience the joy of serving others.

• Give a gift of a lifetime by remembering VOA Southeast in your will, or establishing a trust or gift annuity.

To find out more about one of our services, or how you can help by volunteering your time, talent, or support (or to send a tax-deductible contribution), please call Janet Hyde in our

Development Office:

251-338-1294

Volunteers of America Southeast1204 Hillcrest RoadMobile, AL 36695

Program OverviewThe Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) is a program funded by Housing and Urban

Development. The ESG Prevention program provides funding to prevent families and

individuals from becoming literally homeless.Through the HUD ESG program, services offered by VOA Southeast may include stabilization services and short and/or

medium-term rental assistance necessary to prevent the individual or family becoming

literally homeless.

A movement organized to reach and uplift all people and bring them to the knowledge and active service of God … illustrating the presence of God through all that we do, serves people and communities in need, and creates opportunities for people to experience the joy of serving others. Volunteers of America measures its success in positive change in the lives of individuals and communities we serve.

Goals

• Help at-risk of homelessness families quickly regain stability and permanent housing after a housing crisis.

• Provide a range of supportive services designed to resolve the immediate crisis and promote housing stability. Intervention is short-term and temporary.

• Homeless prevention is intended to prevent first-time and repeated homelessness or a recurrence of a housing crisis

Services provided for the following counties:

Baldwin, Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Laurens, Macon, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Pulaski, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup

The costs of homelessness prevention are only eligible to the extent that the assistance is necessary to help the program participant regain stability in their current housing or move into other permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing. Eligible costs include:

• Rental Assistance: rental assistance and rental arrears

• Services: housing stability case management, landlord and tenant mediation, tenant legal services, and credit repair counseling

The ESG program’s goal is to prevent homelessness among very low-income households by providing intensive, individualized case management and assisting participants to obtain public benefits including:

• Employment and training services• Educational assistance• Health-care services• Daily living services• Income support services

For eligibility screenings, referrals, or general questions please email us at: ESGPrevention@voase.org or contact our offices via telephone: Office: (478) 919-2063Fax: (478) 919-2376341 Margie DrWarner Robins, GA 31088

VOA Southeast Services

Community Outreach• Hurricane and Disaster Relief• Home Repair• Wheelchair Ramps• Serving Meals • Summer Camps / Afterschool Programs • Backpacks

(School Supplies for Impoverished Children) • Bible Classes • Season of Caring

Ministry• Network of 103 Churches• Trained Interim Pastors to Churches• Resources, Support, and Training (for Struggling Churches)• Space and Structure

(for Development of New Churches) • Providing Worship Opportunities

Housing and Development• Over 230 Locations• Over 1,800 Units• Apartment Complexes• Housing Tax Credits• Single Family Homes• Permanent Housing• Transitional/Emergency Housing• Offices

Essential Services• People with Addictions• People with Chronic Mental Illness• People with Disabilities:

Developmental Disabilities Deaf and Hard of Hearing Other Physical Disabilities

• Children and Youth• Veterans• Elderly• Helping Families Initiatives