Advocacy
Housing closes the gap for the veterans we serve today. Advocacy closes the gap at its source. Resiliency programming in development, policy engagement, and emerging research partnerships.
The problem we are solving
The math broke. Disability income no longer covers rent in our region.
A veteran rated 50% disabled receives roughly $1,075 per month from the Department of Veterans Affairs. A modest two-bedroom in the Baltimore region rents for about $2,314. HUD-VASH vouchers stall when Fair Market Rents lag actual rents. Intake windows measured in months leave veterans in crisis with weeks.
CHV closes that specific gap for Maryland veterans that federal programs are not reaching. Not another program layer. Direct housing placements and rent assistance, where the math actually breaks.
“$1,075 in disability. $2,314 in rent. That is a policy gap, not a personal failing.”
Shrinking the gap at its source
Advocacy is the pillar most people underestimate. It is also the pillar that determines whether Housing is still needed at the same scale in ten years.
- In development
Resiliency & Suicide Prevention Brief
An in-person briefing series in planning and development. Designed to meet veterans where mental health, resilience, and housing stability intersect. Not yet operational; build-out and content design are underway.
- Active
Policy engagement
Federal and state engagement on the voucher-to-rent gap, discharge-category restrictions, and Fair Market Rent lag. We name the gaps the system is not resolving and build the coalitions to close them.
- Forming
Research partnerships
A proposed donor-to-veteran gifting pilot is in early planning as a concept for future field evaluation. Research partnerships to support a properly-designed study of that concept are being explored.
Foundations and major gifts
Advocacy is the pillar where philanthropic capital has outsize leverage. See the due-diligence hub.
Foundations & Major GiftsWorking on the same gaps?
Coalitions, research institutions, and policy staff with overlapping priorities: reach out. We are building the coalition.
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