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Mohave County transitional housing provider says VA inspection dispute forced rapid repairs and highlights eligibility barrier for high-need veterans
Summary
Casey Farrell, director of programs for the Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council, told the commission that a VA inspection dispute prompted rapid corrective actions at the group’s transitional housing site and that a VA policy requiring VA-health-care eligibility is forcing the program to turn away about 22–25% of veterans who seek help.
Casey Farrell, director of programs for the Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council of Mohave County, told the advisory commission on May 22 that the organization’s transitional housing program serves veterans statewide with transportation, tiny homes and a low-demand safe-haven program — but is operating under an active dispute with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over facility conditions and inspection requirements.
Farrell described three core services: a volunteer-driven transportation program averaging just over 3,000 miles per month to take veterans to medical and legal appointments; a tiny-home initiative (7 units currently in RV parks) that charges only lot fees and utilities to residents; and a low-demand safe-haven transitional housing program for veterans who were not successful in…
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