A New Commitment to Housing Stability

Today, on Veterans Day, we’re pleased to share an important new chapter in Everyone Home DC’s work.

We’ve received a $1.5 million federal award to launch Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), a program designed to help veterans and their families achieve and maintain housing stability.

Over the next year, we aim to support approximately 100 veteran households, including individuals and families, across Washington, DC, and neighboring communities in Maryland and Northern Virginia.

Through housing-focused services and individualized support, SSVF will help veterans and their families navigate housing challenges, prevent homelessness when possible, and find pathways toward lasting stability.

We’re building on work we’ve done for years—helping people prevent homelessness, find housing, and stay housed—while bringing that experience to a new community. This is an opportunity to grow thoughtfully, learn from our partners, and help more veterans and their families find stability.

—Karen Cunningham, Executive Director

This new program also represents an important step forward in our recently announced 2027–2029 Strategic Roadmap—expanding our ability to respond to housing instability and connect more people with the support they need.

As we honor the service and contributions of veterans in our communities, we also recognize the importance of ensuring they have access to safe, stable housing. No veteran or veteran family should have to face homelessness or housing instability without support. We’re honored to be part of a community working to make stable housing a reality for more veterans and their families, and we look forward to sharing more about this new program.

Housing is our starting point. Seeing people thrive is our finish line.