{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-announces-major-federal-investment-easter-seals-oregon", "Greg Walden announces major federal investment for Easter Seals Oregon program to help homeless veterans find work", "2016-06-02", "2016", "2016-06", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Greg Walden", "W000791", "walden.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Greg Walden announces major federal investment for Easter Seals Oregon program to help homeless veterans find work  \nWalden has led bipartisan effort to boost important veterans program in southern Oregon and nationwide \n  Walden met with the Easter Seals Rogue Valley to tour their Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program facility in Medford earlier this year\nMEDFORD  U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced today that Easter Seals Oregon has been awarded a major investment through the federal Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) to support programs in Medford and Grants Pass. Walden has led a bipartisan coalition in the Congress to ensure funding for the program gets to the veterans that need it most.\nWe owe our freedom to our veterans, and we must ensure they get the services and benefits they deserve during times of need. The Easter Seals Rogue Valley HVRP program does great work to help southern Oregon veterans, specifically those facing chronic homelessness and unemployment. Thanks to their tireless efforts, their HomelessVeterans' Reintegration Program found meaningful employment for 60% of enrolled veterans in the past year. I am pleased they have been awarded this major funding, and I will continue to work hard to make sure that veterans get the resources they need, Walden said.\nEastern Seals Oregon received $200,000 in grant funding for Jackson and Josephine counties through the HVRP at the U.S. Department of Labor. The program in Marion and Polk counties also received funding. The HVRP focuses on helping homeless veterans find meaningful employment. Veterans receive skills training, career counseling, and resume writing assistance. In addition, veterans are connected to stable housing and other supports to help them reintegrate into the labor force and the community. Earlier this year, Walden led a bipartisan coalition of 66 members of Congress, to ensure that the program receives robust funding in next year's federal budget. Please click here to read the letter.\n\"We would like to express our deep gratitude to Congressman Walden for all his support and advocacy for this important program. We are honored to be able to continue providing services to help homeless Veterans in Medford and Grants Pass find meaningful employment and stable housing,\" said Catherine Todd, Director of Employment Services, Easter Seals Oregon.\nAccording to the U.S. Census, there were 49,865 homeless veterans nationwide in 2015 and 1,292 in Oregon.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-announces-major-federal-investment-easter-seals-oregon"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 5.7279197499156, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}