Delancey Street Foundation

-A Homes for the Brave Resident Join us for our 6th Annual Homes for the Brave Golf Tournament ! on Monday, June 28, 2010 at The Connecticut Golf Club in Easton, CT. Click here for more information. Since opening its doors in 2002, ABRI/Homes for the Brave has provided safe housing, vocational training and job placement, mental health and addiction services, and life skills coaching to help individuals, especially Veterans, leave homelessness behind. To date, the organization has worked with more than 550 individuals. Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation Institute, Inc ( ABRI ) is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) not-for-profit. ABRI/Homes for the Brave oversees two programs and will soon open a third. These programs are Homes for the Brave, Waldorf House, and Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes. A great need exists for housing programs and vocational services like these. Veterans represent 26% of America's homeless population.1 1 out of 3 homeless men, who sleeps in a doorway or alley in our communities, has worn a uniform and served the United States.2 In Connecticut, between 3, 000 and 4, 000 Veterans do not have homes.3 The most effective programs for homeless Veterans are community based, nonprofit, Veterans helping Veterans groups. To serve as a national model of psychosocial rehabilitation that emphasizes veterans, and encompasses collaboration with community partners to provide a comprehensive, seamless array of services to individuals struggling with homelessness and behavioral health problems. Homes for the Brave is 42 bed transitional housing facility which also offers intensive case management and vocational services. The program is open to homeless male veterans and non-veterans. The program works in collaboration with community groups, especially the US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Connecticut Healthcare System ( VA CT ), Chemical Abuse Services Agency ( CASA ), and the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services ( DMHAS ). ABRI/Homes for the Brave focuses on individuals who demonstrate a motivation to live and work in the community. ABRI/Homes for the Brave also owns and operates a permanent supportive housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ), Waldorf House. 1 'Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans, ' Homeless Research Institute, November 2007