Maine § 37-B §513-A Veterans' homelessness prevention coordination

Maine Statutes

§ 37-B §513-A — Veterans' homelessness prevention coordination

Maine § 37-B §513-A

Title 37-BDEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Ch. 7MAINE BUREAU OF VETERANS' SERVICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 37-B §513-A (2026).

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1.Veterans' homelessness prevention partnership. The director may, through one or more collaborative agreements, establish a program of partnerships with human services‑based volunteer organizations to provide transitional housing to homeless veterans and coordinate efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness among veterans in this State. The volunteer organizations must have as their core programs addressing homelessness and veterans' services and have been active in the State for at least 2 years. Priority must be given to an organization founded, chartered or organized in the State. The director may accept donations from outside sources and state and federal funding to accomplish the priorities of the partnerships. To the extent state, federal or outside funding is available, the priori

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Veterans' homelessness prevention partnership.
The director may, through one or more collaborative agreements, establish a program of partnerships with human services‑based volunteer organizations to provide transitional housing to homeless veterans and coordinate efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness among veterans in this State. The volunteer organizations must have as their core programs addressing homelessness and veterans' services and have been active in the State for at least 2 years. Priority must be given to an organization founded, chartered or organized in the State. The director may accept donations from outside sources and state and federal funding to accomplish the priorities of the partnerships. To the extent state, federal or outside funding is available, the priorities of these partnerships, listed in order of priority, include, but are not limited to:
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Rules.
The bureau may adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including to define "veterans" for purposes of this section, to govern collaborative agreements with human services‑based volunteer organizations and to govern disbursements from the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund.
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Fund established.
The Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund, a nonlapsing fund, is established under the bureau for the purpose of receiving funds from state, federal and other sources, including donations from private citizens, corporations and entities for the purpose of this section. The bureau shall use the fund to provide disbursements to organizations, businesses, landlords or other entities to prevent homelessness among veterans in this State and to otherwise carry out the purposes of this section.