Veteran Housing, Employment & Community Support

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The Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs operates eight skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living facility. All facilities are licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration and inspected annually by AHCA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The homes are supervised round the clock by registered and licensed nurses.

Resident Admission: Basic admission requirements for all state veterans’ homes include an honorable discharge, state residency prior to admission, and certification of need of assisted living or skilled nursing care as determined by a VA physician. A resident application package for each facility is available for view and downloading below. Eligible spouses are also able to be admitted. For specific questions regarding admissions, please contact the Admissions Coordinator at the numbers listed below.

Description: Marion Senior Services is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the independence and well-being of older adults and individuals with disabilities throughout Marion County. Established in the 1970s, the agency provides comprehensive in-home support, case management, caregiver assistance, and transportation services that help seniors remain independent and avoid institutional care.

As the designated Community Transportation Coordinator for Marion County, Marion Senior Services operates public paratransit and ADA-accessible transportation in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, and SunTran.

Core Services:

• In-home and caregiver support programs
• Case management and care coordination
• Volunteer-based assistance services
• Public paratransit and ADA transportation
• Information, referral, and resource navigation

Ocala SSVF provides temporary and supportive services for Veterans and Veteran families with low or no income. The goal of the program is to promote housing stability through assistance and support services to homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness.

Qualifications for this Program

• Must be a Veteran who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
• Must be homeless or in danger of becoming homeless
• Meet income guidelines where individuals/households earn no more than 50% Area Median Income.

Services Provided

• Case Management
• Rental and security deposit assistance
• Utility deposit and payment assistance
• Assistance with applying for Veterans Affairs and other mainstream benefits
• Assistance with budgeting

The VOA Florida runs the Ocala Ritz Veterans Village for homeless veterans. The Ocala GPD program provides clinical treatment, transitional housing, and case management services to homeless Veterans.

Assisting Veterans in identifying personal goals relating to education, employment, health, entitled benefits, spirituality, relationships, and community participation. Program fees are based on income. Volunteers of America of Florida is a 501c3 nonprofit with results-driven outcomes.

OUR AMENITIES

• Case Management
• Realizing Recovery program
• Substance recovery counseling
• Training, Education, and Employment
• Community resources
• Bible study
• Two-bedroom shared unit
• Basic utilities paid
• Laundry appliances on site
• Computer lab

Warrior wheels is dedicated to providing support for our veterans, first responders and their families by the way of providing peer support, social services, crisis intervention, and donating motorcycles and vehicles to our heroes