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CALIFORNIA VOTERS PASS PROPOSITION 1

March 21, 2024 California has made history by passing Proposition 1, which will finally provide the mental health and homeless services that we so desperately need. CAVSA is proud to have been a strong supporter of the measure and we look forward to rolling up our sleeves and getting to work. This measure means we […]


CAVSA Receives $2 Million Grant From MHSOAC to Further Veteran Support In California

March 18, 2024 Sacramento, CA – The California Association of Veteran Service Agencies (CAVSA) is thrilled to announce the award of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission funding for Veterans. This $2,010,000 grant will be funded over three years and will allow CAVSA and its member agencies to increase the representation and involvement […]


CAVSA Board Member Spotlight: San Francisco veteran to attend State of the Union speech as Pelosi’s guest

  The San Francisco Standard By Hani Li March 7, 2024 Michael Blecker meets with Rep. Nancy Pelosi at the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Room before the State of the Union speech on Thursday. | Source:Courtesy Nancy Pelosi’s Office             A longtime San Francisco veteran rights advocate and nonprofit executive […]


Opinion: Vote yes on Proposition 1: Mental health, housing funds need to be spent more wisely

The San Diego Union Tribune By Akilah Templeton • Published February 20, 2024 Templeton is the president & CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego and lives in San Diego. For decades, California has been dealing with the consequences of policies that have made life more difficult for our veterans and thousands of Californians suffering from mental […]


California Proposition 1: What to know about the March ballot measure

CAVSA in the News NBC San Diego By Joey Safchik • Published January 24, 2024 Proposition 1 will appear on the March 2024 ballot in California. The $6.38 billion bond would use funds from California’s so-called millionaire tax to increase facility capacity for people in need of mental health and substance abuse treatment. Back in 2004, California voters passed […]


Newsom signs legislation to expedite housing services for homeless veterans

CAVSA in the News The Triplicate November 3, 2023 This past week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1386, by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D – Encino), which will cut down on bureaucratic red tape and create an expedited process to move homeless veterans into supportive housing units as quickly and efficiently as possible. Under […]


U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program: Bring All Homeless Veterans Home

By Ethan J. Evans Published: 25 June 2022 Health & Social Work, Volume 47, Issue 3, August 2022, Pages 161–164, Extract On a single night in January 2020, 37,252 veterans were experiencing homelessness in the United States—36,115 fewer veterans than in 2009, when these data were first collected (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs [VA], 2021). […]


CBS Sacramento: Hoarding Hits Local Veterans Struggling For Supplies

By: Marlee Ginter As people continue stockpiling, facilities that help veterans in need are scrambling for the basics. Jared Dannenberger, an Iraq War veteran, signed up to serve and protect. Now veterans like him at the Sacramento Veterans Resource Center of America need their own protection in the fight to curb the spread of COVID-19. […]


NY Times: The Lasting Effects of “Bad Paper” Discharges on Military Veterans

The Lasting Effects of “Bad Paper” Discharges on Military Veterans   This is a letter to readers from Lauren Katzenberg, the editor of The New York Times’s At War channel. On Sept. 11, At War hosted an event in Los Angeles to discuss the lasting effects of bad-paper discharges, or forced separations for service members […]


CAVSA Names California State Assemblymember Irwin 2019 Legislator of the Year

August 14, 2019 SACRAMENTO, CA –The California Association of Veteran Service Agencies (CAVSA) announced California State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin as the 2019 CAVSA Legislator of the Year in recognition of her invaluable contributions to the veteran community. At a reception honoring Assemblymember Irwin, CAVSA cited the Assemblywoman’s incredible leadership as the Chair of the Assembly […]