The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded an $817,369 grant to the Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk, Inc of Patchogue, the umbrella organization under which Supportive Services for Veterans Families operates.
SSVF provides outreach for homeless veterans across Suffolk County, including the East End.
In all, HUD provided close to $3 million in grants to organizations in the 1st Congressional District, most of them serving clients in western Suffolk.
On Friday, U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin announced the grants.
“From our nation’s veterans to our communities’ senior citizens to others just trying to get by, there are so many critical local organizations that help our most vulnerable populations,” he said in a statement. “And it is vital that we ensure they have the support they need to continue their important work”
The grants, he said, inject funding directly into the heart of communities “making a real and noticeable difference on the ground for our neighbors in need.”
