14100012 - Veterans' Outreach Centers Including Homeless Shelters

Account Description FY2015
Spending
FY2016
GAA
1410-0012 Veterans' Outreach Centers Including Homeless Shelters
For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that the centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam era veterans who may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of such veterans; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be allocated for Nathan Hale Outreach Centers; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the New Patriots Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. in the city of Fitchburg for the purpose of updating the Center to be more handicap accessible; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be allocated to New England Veterans Liberty House; provided further, that that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Veterans First Outreach Center of the Springfield Chapter of the National Association for Black Veterans, Inc., to provide outreach services for Veterans in Hampden County; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Soldier On for the purpose of providing services to homeless veterans in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire County; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center for the purpose of the Grace Veterans Program; and provided further, that centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of such veterans; provided further, that not less than $124,000 shall be provided for the operation of the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc., a women's housing program in the city of Gardner
3,028,520 3,357,641