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About Us
 A Hand
Up, Not A Hand Out
The Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program,
Inc. is a private, nonprofit 501 © (3) corporation known as
the Veterans Transition House (VTH). The VTH was founded by
a group of local Vietnam-Era Veterans and community leaders.
They recognized a need to develop and provide affordable,
sober and secure housing to homeless, at risk veterans of
the Armed Forces.
VTH opened in September 1990 with an original capacity of
ten "single room occupancy" units for homeless veterans.
Within one year, the VTH doubled its occupancy, due to great
demand. Services were provided to assist residents to work
towards sober, healthy, and financially independent life
styles. The VTH program is located at 20 Willis St., New
Bedford, Ma at the site of the former Union Hospital, then
Francis P. Memorial Hospital.
Today the VTH program consists of fifty (50) beds for
Veterans. It also includes a non-veteran program, the
"Network House". This is a ten (10) bed holding program for
non-veterans who need to go to a structured half-way house.
The VTH has expanded its services since its inception in
1990. The VTH offers hope and opportunity through individual
and group counseling, case management, employment training,
job placement, referrals, and transportation.
The VTH Board of Directors oversees the overall function of
the organization. The Executive Director monitors daily
operational functions that are performed by a Business
Manager, Program Coordinator, House Manager, Case Managers,
Shift Workers, and VTH Residents and Former Residents. The
VTH has provided services to more than 2,000 veterans over
its fifteen (15) year period.
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Contact Information
Veteran's Transition House
20 Willis St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
Telephone: 508-992-5313
Fax: 508-999-3909
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