HFSVFamilies · Seniors · Veterans

Houston, Texas · Veteran-led 501(c)(3)

Everyone who served deserves a place to stay.

HFSV helps low-income veterans and seniors in Greater Houston find, secure, and keep safe, affordable housing — and stands beside them until they're home.

Get housing help → Refer a veteran or senior
Founded by an active U.S. Army Reserve service member Scroll Serving Harris County and Greater Houston
300,000+veterans call Greater Houston home
125,000affordable units short in Harris County
1 in 3low-income seniors are housing cost-burdened
0the number of veterans who should sleep outside
300,000+veterans call Greater Houston home
125,000affordable units short in Harris County
1 in 3low-income seniors are housing cost-burdened
0the number of veterans who should sleep outside
What we do

From first conversation to front-door key.

We meet veterans and seniors where they are, remove what stands between them and stable housing, and stay until they're home.

I

Community Outreach

We go where veterans and seniors already are — VA Houston, senior centers, Stand Downs, community events — to find people before crisis finds them.

II

Housing Needs Assessment

A person-to-person review of housing status, income, benefits, and barriers — so every step after is built on real information, not guesswork.

III

Benefits Navigation

Our specialty. HUD-VASH vouchers, VA Aid & Attendance, VA disability claims, SSVF, Medicaid waivers — we know these programs inside out and help complete the paperwork that unlocks the housing and income our clients have already earned.

IV

Housing Navigation & Referral

Direct connection to Houston-area housing programs and trusted partners — we walk beside our clients from application to move-in day.

V

The Houston Resource Network

We maintain a living directory of Houston's food, transportation, legal aid, ID recovery, utility, and health resources — and we make warm introductions. When a social worker or client needs help beyond housing, we connect them to the right person, not just a phone number.

VI

Follow-Through Reporting

Written 30, 90, and 180-day updates on every client referred to us — no exceptions. Referral partners always know how their placement turned out. We believe follow-through is what separates a promise from a program.

Now

Outreach & Navigation

Serving Houston veterans and seniors through assessments, benefits help, and housing referrals.

Next

Transitional Housing

Supportive transitional beds for veterans exiting homelessness or hospital care, in partnership with VA programs.

Ahead

Homes We Own

Permanent supportive housing owned and operated by HFSV — housing that can't be taken away.

Who we serve

Veterans and seniors of Harris County.

Priority goes to households at or below 80% of Area Median Income, and to those facing housing instability or homelessness. Our services are always free.

Veterans

Any era · Any branch

  • Active duty, Reserve, National Guard, and veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable
  • HUD-VASH and Section 8 voucher holders welcome
  • Not enrolled in VA care yet? We'll help you get connected
  • Family members welcome to reach out on a veteran's behalf

Seniors

Age 62 and over

  • Living on fixed income, facing rising rent, or in unsafe conditions
  • Help with Medicaid waivers, Medicare savings, and utility assistance
  • Aging-in-place guidance and housing transition support
  • Adult children welcome to reach out for a parent
For professionals

Send us the placements that keep you up at night.

Discharge planners, VA social workers, case managers — we built HFSV to be the partner we wished existed.

  1. Call or email with the basics. No long forms, no portal logins — a one-page referral sheet is all we need.
  2. We respond within one business day and schedule intake, including same-week assessments for urgent cases.
  3. We handle benefits navigation and housing connection, coordinating directly with your team throughout.
  4. You get written follow-up at 30, 90, and 180 days on every client. You'll always know how it turned out.

Our promise to referral partners

  • Honest answers — if a client isn't a fit, we'll say so and help you find who is
  • Clear written admission criteria, no surprises
  • A single point of contact who picks up the phone
  • Veteran-led, trauma-aware, built on follow-through
Start a referral →
"
When someone who wore the uniform — or someone who spent a lifetime building this city — has nowhere safe to sleep, that's not their failure. It's ours to fix.

— Founder, HFSV

HFSV was founded in 2024 by an active U.S. Army Reserve service member who saw veterans and seniors falling through the gaps between programs — eligible for help on paper, but with no one to walk them to the door. We are a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and we exist to be that someone.

Get involved

Three ways to put a roof over a hero's head.

01

Give

Every dollar funds outreach, assessments, and welcome kits for newly housed veterans and seniors. Gifts are tax-deductible.

Make a gift
02

Volunteer

Join outreach events, assemble welcome kits, or lend professional skills — from benefits counseling to home repair.

Raise your hand
03

Partner

Hospitals, agencies, funders, fellow nonprofits — let's build Houston's veteran and senior housing safety net together.

Start a conversation
Contact

Reach a real person.

Whether you need housing help, want to refer a client, or have a question — fill out the form and we'll answer within one business day. Monday to Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM Central.