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Overview of MACV Programs
MACV provides comprehensive program and supportive services to homeless veterans in three primary focus areas: housing, employment and civil legal concerns. Supportive services for all MACV programs provide for and coordinate chemical dependency treatment, mental health treatment, crisis intervention during acute emotional and/or physical distress, life skills training, educational services, family support, transportation, money management training and/or counseling, re-establishment of socialization skills, training to increase basic living skills and/or income to prepare for obtaining and retainingpermanent housing.
MACV offers clean, safe, drug-free, supportive housing for homeless veterans, maintains 8 structured transitional housing environments familiar to veterans, and 11 units of permanent
housing with supportive services for disabled veterans.
MACV has 8 transitional homes for veterans for use as they receive supportive services such
as medical care, chemical dependence treatment and job skills training.
MACV helps veterans and their families find permanent housing and fully integrate into the community by providing or coordinating resources and opportunities such as food vouchers,
mortgage assistance, skills training, health care, job search assistance, chemical dependency
and sobriety aftercare.
MACV helps veterans achieve self-sufficiency through:
· Stabilized living through rent/mortgage assistance and temporary housing
· Improved health/quality of life
· Access to services
· Sustainable, living wage employment through training and placement
· Referral and resolution to civil legal issues
· Life skills education
· Money management skills training and financial plan development
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