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HUD/VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (VASH) VOUCHERS – LAKE CHARLES AREA

Louisiana Housing Authority (LHA) has been awarded Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers that Louisiana Housing Authority (LHA) will administer as tenant-based vouchers. These vouchers are administered in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and enable homeless veterans and their families to access affordable housing with an array of supportive services in partnership with the Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS) to assist homeless veterans and their families in the Lake Charles area with Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS). Louisiana Housing Authority (LHA) reserves the right to project-base these units as well. 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Screening includes income eligibility and sex offender screening only.
  • All family members will be screened and denied if they have a lifetime sex offender registration requirement.
  • Enterprise Income Verification (EIV), prior debt and adverse termination screening do not apply to Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) families.

Information Needed to Apply

Donisha West, LCSW,
Lead HUD VASH Case Manager
Alexandria VAHCS (318)466-4622

 

Are you a veteran looking for housing assistance? Contact a VA medical center near you and mention your interest in HUD-VASH, or find instructions for contacting the National Homeless Veteran Call Center here.