Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that Mesilla Valley Community of Hope (MVCH) has been awarded $180,750 to help provide transitional housing for homeless veterans.

MVCH will use the funding to renovate and add rooms to its Oak Street Apartments/ Veterans Transitional Housing Program and to purchase a handicapped accessible van.  The program is run by MVCH through a partnership with the Mesilla Valley Housing Authority and provides transitional housing for homeless veterans for up to 24 months.

"I had the opportunity to tour the Oak Street housing project a while back to learn more about this important program," Bingaman said.  "This funding will be put to good use assisting at-risk veterans in the southern part of our state."