Services
Many families and individuals come to HEP lacking access to everything from personal hygiene to medical care. With community partnerships and personalized case management, HEP is able to provide a variety of needed support services.

Veterans Assistance

According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the rate of homelessness among veterans is double the rate of homelessness among the general population.

Veterans comprise one-fourth to one-fifth of the homeless population. Nearly 107,000 men and women who have served our Nation bravely are without homes to call their own.
 

New Affordable Housing Now Available for Male and Female OEF/OIF/OND Veterans! 

HEP provides safe and affordable housing for male and female OEF/OIF/OND veterans at its brand new HEP West Apartment Community. Units are single occupancy; residents can avail themselves of a number of supportive services including mental/medical care, substance abuse counseling, and much more.

Click here to download the HEP West Apartment Community Flyer
Click here to download the HEP West Apartment Application                                                   

Please submit your application for HEP West to:
Zachary White, Director of Programs
E-mail: zacharyw@ethep.org
Phone: 727-442-9041 x 114
Mobile: 727-637-8088
Mailing Address: 1120 North Betty Lane, Clearwater, FL 33755

          Additional Veterans Services

  • While veterans are eligible for all HEP housing programs, designated housing at HEP’s Fairburn Apartments provides supportive group living for up to 40 veterans with up to 24 months of housing and support services.
     
  • Funding is provided through a partnership with Bay Pines VA Hospital and James A. Haley VA Hospital, as well as private donations.
     
  • HEP currently operates four specialized programs to assist veterans:

             - Bay Pines VA – SATP, a Substance Abuse Treatment Program (25 beds)
             - Bay Pines VA – SCMI, a Severe Chronic Mental Illness Program (30 beds)
             - James A Haley VA,  a program to assist veterans with Substance Abuse or 
               Chronic Mental Illness (6 beds) 
             - Fairburn Apartments - a transitional housing partnership with a VA grant &
               Per Diem (40 beds)

  • An outreach representative from Bay Pines VA Hospital visits veterans residing at HEP for eligibility and assessment. Qualifying veterans are then referred to apply for federal benefits such as medical and mental heath treatment, pension and non-pension benefits, and career training.  
     
  • Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project (HVRP), Boley Centers and the Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. (HEP) will partner to assist homeless veterans receive employment services they need to re-enter the labor force.

  • HEP provides a transportation program that includes multi-passenger vehicles, a dedicated full-time driver, and fixed routes to ensure that residents can travel to Bay Pines VA, see their doctor, fill a prescription, or shop for food and supplies.


 

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