Do You know a veteran who is homeless in Suffolk County? We may be able to help! Call us at 1-877-284-8387
The Suffolk County United Veterans Project, Inc. (SCUVP) was founded in 1989 to assist homeless veterans regain their dignity and independence. Residents are former members of the military who struggle with the problems of substance abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and who have not been able to succeed in any alternate form of treatment.
Suffolk County United Veterans has come a long way from the first apartment where we housed two homeless Viet Nam vets. It has been a hard but rewarding journey. Today, eighteen years later, Suffolk County United Veterans owns and operates over ten sites consisting of emergency, transitional and permanent housing where veterans who suffer from the emotional impact of war and military life can begin to heal. Over the past year nearly two hundred homeless veterans have passed through our emergency shelter, The Vets Place. For some vets the shelter was a rest stop between life on the streets and back home to their families, for others it was a jumping off point into treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. However for many the Vets Place was the first stop in our graduated housing program whereby a veteran advances to a more independent level of housing as he acquires the life skills he needs to become self-sufficient.
Homeless veterans often refer to themselves as the “MIAs-Missing in America”. Suffolk County United Veterans is committed to acting on the belief that these veterans are a valuable resource and we intend to find and bring home as many as possible – including the new wave of homeless vets who are returning from Iraq. We owe it to them.
Finally we are thankful for those who have helped us on our journey; individual volunteers and local businesses who have donated their time and money, public officials who have advocated for our programs, and the many veterans in the community who are always ready to help their fellow vets.
Sincerely,
John Lynch, Executive Director
We are an independent organization with no connection to the United States Veterans Administration. The Suffolk County United Veterans Project, Inc. registered 501 (c)(3) organization and all donations are tax exempt to the fullest extent of applicable laws.
The Suffolk County United Veterans Project, Inc. (SCUVP) was founded in 1989 to assist homeless veterans regain their dignity and independence. Residents are former members of the military who struggle with the problems of substance abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and who have not been able to succeed in any alternate form of treatment. 
Suffolk County United Veterans has come a long way from the first apartment where we housed two homeless Viet Nam vets. It has been a hard but rewarding journey. Today, eighteen years later, Suffolk County United Veterans owns and operates over ten sites consisting of emergency, transitional and permanent housing where veterans who suffer from the emotional impact of war and military life can begin to heal. Over the past year nearly two hundred homeless veterans have passed through our emergency shelter, The Vets Place. For some vets the shelter was a rest stop between life on the streets and back home to their families, for others it was a jumping off point into treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. However for many the Vets Place was the first stop in our graduated housing program whereby a veteran advances to a more independent level of housing as he acquires the life skills he needs to become self-sufficient.
