Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    VETERANS BRIDGE HOME SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR NCSERVES MARKETS: CHARLOTTE, TRIAD, TRIANGLE AND FAYETTEVILLE AS A COORDINATED CARE NETWORK CONNECTING SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES TO SERVICES THROUGH A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL TO IMPROVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN 2020, VETERANS BRIDGE HOME CONNECTED 2,430 VETERAN SERVICE MEMBER FAMILIES, A 32% INCREASE, TO 5,632 SERVICES, AN AVERAGE OF 2.3 SERVICES PER FAMILY. THE TOP 3 NEEDS WERE: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL ENRICHMENT WITH THESE CATEGORIES MAKING UP 57% OF ALL NETWORK REQUESTS. IN 2020 THE NETWORK RESOLVED 85% OF ALL REQUESTS FAVORABLY. VBH AND THE NCSERVES NETWORK ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING A DIVERSE POPULATION OF VETERANS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2020, 30% OF VETERANS SERVED WERE FEMALE; 44.5% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 9% WERE AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE, 4% IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC/LATINO.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $686.4K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    4.6% OF VETERANS 18-64 YEARS OLD ARE UNEMPLOYED. VETERAN EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT REMAINS A TOP NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2020, VETERANS BRIDGE HOME RECEIVED 843 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT REQUESTS. OUR ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH OVER 23 VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN AND OUT OF NETWORK TO PROVIDE VETERANS WITH JOB-READINESS WORKSHOPS, INTERVIEW SKILLS AND ENGAGEMENT IN HIRING EVENTS. IN 2020, WE ASSISTED IN EMPLOYING 215 VETERANS AND SPOUSES, OR ALMOST ONE VETERAN/SPOUSE EVERY DAY. WE ALSO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH OVER 250 LOCAL EMPLOYERS; SOME WHO ARE NATIONAL, TO ASSIST THEM TO RECRUIT, HIRE AND RETAIN VETERAN TALENT. VETERANS BRIDGE HOME CONNECTED 280 VETERANS AND 97 EMPLOYERS THROUGH 6 HIRING EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDED DIGITAL MATCHING. WE ALSO LEAD 10 VETERAN HIRING TRAININGS WITH 517 EMPLOYER ATTENDEES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $162.3K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    VBH CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR VETERAN FAMILIES, ADDRESSING THE SUICIDE RISK FACTOR OF ISOLATION, THROUGH A VARIETY OF EVENTS PROMOTING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS AND WELL-BEING. WE HAVE OVER 5,000 VETERANS IN THE CHARLOTTE MARKET ALONE. WHILE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC GREATLY IMPACTED OUR SOCIAL ENRICHMENT EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WERE ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PRIMARILY IN-PERSON TO 168 VIRTUAL AND SOCIALLY DISTANCED EVENTS. IN ADDITION, OUR COMMUNITY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $4,000 IN VOLUNTEER VALUE THROUGH 10 VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES. WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE VETERANS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, BY ENGAGING VETERAN EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE VETERANS WITH THE MEANS TO INCREASE THEIR SOCIAL CAPITAL, RESULTING IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND AN INCREASED SENSE OF INDIVIDUAL WELLBEING DURING A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY PRESENTED BY THE PANDEMIC.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $137.3K