Outreach Specialist, PAV

Job description

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND JOB SUMMARY: The Primavera Foundation is a non-profit community development organization that has been providing pathways out of poverty and strengthening the Tucson community since 1983, through a variety of programs and services. Through individualized service planning, Project Action for Veterans (PAV) offers housing assistance to veterans and their families who are recently homeless or about to become homeless who “but for” this financial and resource coordination assistance would continue to be or become homeless. The program serves Veterans living in Pima, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, and Santa Cruz counties, and follows the policies and regulations of the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. PAV is accredited by CARF for Rapid Rehousing and Homelessness Prevention Programs. The Outreach Specialist is responsible for linking veterans to services through street outreach efforts, establishing partnerships with the Veterans Administration (VA), other providers of services to people experiencing homelessness, participating in community forums and Stand Down and other outreach events, and other...