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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
Committee Members Advise State on Advancing the Principles of Safety, Equity and Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Allocation Date: November 23, 2020 Number: NR20-311 Contact: CDPHpress@cdph.ca.gov Read online here. SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced membership in the Community Vaccine Advisory Committee with broad representation from organizations throughout California to provide […]
Veterans Village of San Diego, along with many partner organizations, hosted a scaled-back, socially-distant version of its annual ‘Stand Down’ event Sunday morning. By KATE MORRISSEY NOV. 22, 2020 Read online here. SAN DIEGO — An annual event designed to support veterans in need found a way to continue its mission despite the pandemic in […]
Please join CAVSA member agency New Directions for Veterans this Veterans Day, Wednesday November 11, 2020, in honoring the men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces. More information can be found here and below.