JTS Housing for Homeless Veterans helps veterans in Durham and surrounding communities connect with housing-focused support, trusted referrals, and practical next steps toward greater stability. We understand that housing insecurity can involve urgent needs, long-term barriers, and complex systems. Our role is to help veterans move forward with clear guidance, respectful support, and stronger connections to available resources.
For veterans facing homelessness or immediate housing instability, timely connection to the right services can make a critical difference.
Veterans facing housing instability may be dealing with more than one challenge at the same time, including financial hardship, unemployment, health concerns, recovery needs, or difficulty navigating available systems. Effective housing support often begins with understanding what resources are available, what the veteran may be eligible for, and what next step is most appropriate.
JTS helps veterans move toward that next step by providing support, referrals, and connections to housing-focused resources in the broader veteran-service network.
Housing support is most effective when it is practical, coordinated, and centered on long-term stability.
Stable housing is often connected to other forms of support, including benefits access, health care, employment readiness, and recovery resources. That is why housing-focused work must be grounded in both compassion and coordination.
Housing instability and health needs are often closely connected. Veterans who are unhoused or at risk of losing housing may also need access to medical care, mental health care, substance use support, or other services that help make long-term stability possible.
The VA officially recognizes that homeless-veteran support may include health care, addiction treatment, depression treatment, and other coordinated services. JTS encourages veterans to seek help early and connect with trusted providers when health-related concerns are affecting housing stability.
Housing support is rarely one-dimensional. Veterans may need help preventing the loss of current housing, finding a safer place to stay, understanding available VA or community programs, or building a plan for longer-term stability. Supportive services can play an essential role in that process.
Official veteran housing pathways may include programs such as:
HUD-VASH, which combines HUD rental assistance with case management and clinical services provided by the VA
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), which helps very low-income veteran families who are either at risk of losing housing or need help securing a new housing situation
Grant and Per Diem (GPD), which supports community agencies providing transitional housing and supportive services to veterans experiencing homelessness
JTS can help veterans better understand these types of pathways and identify appropriate next steps based on their situation.
If you are a veteran experiencing homelessness or housing instability, JTS can help you identify resources, understand available support pathways, and take the next step toward greater stability.
Veterans in urgent housing crisis can also contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838, available 24/7. VA explicitly directs homeless and at-risk veterans to this line.
