Before I begin posting on the mechanics of our program, I think a short history is in order. This VA per diem program is a culmination of a cooperative effort among the Walla Walla Veterans Administration Medical Center, The Walla Walla Housing Authority and Valley Residential Services (CORDs parent agency) to handle the case management. Valley Residential Services is a non-profit organization that has been in business locally for 25 years and deals primarily with caregiving services to people with develpmental disabilities. The VA approached us to do the case management of the CORD program due to our reputation in the community and our success with a pilot program managing a transitional program for the chronically mentally ill.
The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs and several local service organizations, in particular the American Legion Auxilary 12th District have also played an important role as contributing partners.
The program has grown from 23 beds on our opening day in Dec. of 1997 to a capacity for 44 veterans today. The above photo is of our newest residence which opened in 2007.
In future posts, I will be discussing how our program works, our successes, failures and plans for the future and encourage anyone interested to contribute to the discussion.
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