In December 2011 the Peoria Housing Authority was notified as one of three housing authorities in Illinois that would receive an award for Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Vouchers to help house our homeless veterans. Currently there are twenty-four of twenty-five vouchers leased. The Veteran’s Administration has criteria in place to be eligible for the voucher assistance. “Vash Vouchers have provided homeless veterans with the opportunity to become self-sufficient regardless of their medical issues”, says Jennifer Davidson, Section 8 Supervisor for PHA.