Nation's Finest - Sacramento

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At Nation’s Finest, our mission is to support America’s military Veterans and their families with a comprehensive approach to housing, health, and employment that helps them achieve self-sufficiency and reach their full potential. With more than 30 locations in 15 mostly rural communities in California, Arizona, and Nevada, we provide critical services and support to more than 7,000 Veterans and their families annually. Additionally, we operate a fleet of Mobile Service Units dedicated to reaching Veterans in rural areas with limited access to care, ensuring that critical services and support are delivered directly to those in need. To learn more about Nation’s Finest, visit www.NationsFinest.org or call 1-833-468-9676 (1-833-GOT-YOR6).

At our South Sacramento location on Southgate Drive, Nation's Finest provides the following services for Veterans in need and their families:

Transitional Housing

Homeless Veterans with mental health disorders can stay at one of our clinical-model transitional housing facilities for up to two years while receiving a range of onsite clinical services, employment and training programs, legal aid, and other methods of support.

Case Management

We understand how difficult it can be for Veterans to access the benefits and services they’ve earned. With a complex array of resources and miles of red tape, it’s easy to get confused and feel lost. Our case managers are, in many ways, the cornerstone of what we do. A case manager is the Veteran’s main point of contact at Nation’s Finest. When Veterans have a problem or they’re facing an obstacle in their life, a case manager is there to help them put all the information on the table and plot a course to help them achieve their goals by connecting them to the right resources. Case management is an interactive process that provides Veterans with support and services essential to effective treatment. The goal of case management is to help Veterans develop the skills necessary to achieve and maintain independence.

All Veterans meet with a Nation’s Finest case manager upon arrival to perform an initial assessment. Based on this assessment, the case manager works in collaboration with the Veteran to create a service plan addressing identified needs and objectives. Each Veteran has a personalized service plan outlining barriers and goals related to substance abuse, mental health, medical needs, finances, education, employment, and housing.

The case manager meets with the Veteran on a regular basis to monitor progress. In addition to scheduled meetings, case managers are always available to provide additional support or assistance.

Mental and Behavioral Health

Mental health problems including PTSD, moral injury, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, depression, and anxiety are all too common among today’s Veterans. But the mental and behavioral health needs of those who served are often forgotten. We provide individual and group therapy sessions at our clinical model residential facilities.

Employment Services

We partner with local employers to enhance the visibility of Veterans seeking employment, and we conduct frequent follow-ups with employers and Veterans placed in employment to ensure continued success. We also work with local temp agencies to place Veterans in positions that match their goals and qualifications. Our case managers help Veterans identify barriers to employment as well as the types of services most useful to placing them in long-term, meaningful employment. We provide workshops, peer-supported group processes, and instructor-led discussions designed to identify Veterans’ skills and help them overcome barriers to employment.

Homelessness Prevention

We help eligible low-income Veterans and their families remain stably housed with temporary financial assistance that can cover qualifying housing-related expenses such as rent and utility assistance, deposits, moving and transportation costs, and other types of financial assistance designed to maintain stable housing or secure permanent housing.

Mission

Nation’s Finest supports America’s military Veterans and their families with a comprehensive approach to housing, health, and employment that empowers them to achieve self-sufficiency and reach their full potential. We focus on bringing needed housing, employment, and healthcare services to Veterans and their families who have limited or no access to care and other social support systems. In 2022, we celebrated our 50th Anniversary of providing care to Veterans and their families.

Needs

Unrestricted gifts are preferred so that we may allocate the donations to where they are needed most at our Sacramento location.

Equity Statement

Nation’s Finest (NF) exhibits an awareness of, respect for, and attention to the diversity of the people with whom it interacts (persons served, employees, and other stakeholders) that are reflected in attitudes, organizational structures, policies and services in order to fulfill the mission, vision and values of the organization.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Nation's Finest - Sacramento

other names

SVRC (VVC/VRC)

Year Established

1972

Tax id (EIN)

94-2699571

Mission Category

Housing, Shelter

Operating Budget

$10,000,001-$100 million

Organization Need

Funding: Program, Space: Office or Other, Technology, Funding: Unrestricted, Other

Demographics Served

Veterans

Local Counties Served

Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado

Address

7270 E. Southgate Drive
Sacramento, CA 95823

Service areas

Sacramento, CA, US

Mather, CA, US, 95321

Yolo, CA, US

Placer, CA, US

Nevada, CA, US

Phone

916-393-8387

fax

916-393-8389

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