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Council budget recommendations for veteran services
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Commissioner Hendon provides specific budget recommendations for the City Council to consider, focusing on discretionary awards to fill gaps in the veteran ecosystem.
- Recommendations for nonprofit funding in areas not previously covered by council
- Specific areas include: veteran treatment court mentors, food insecurity, veteran street vendor support, pre-home ownership counseling, and support for military families in public schools
- Emphasis on addressing unmet needs in the veteran community through targeted funding
James Hendon
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Council budget recommendations, items that we would encourage the council to consider this budget season follow.
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I'm speaking only about discretionary awards.
0:32:03
These are gaps where we believe that nonprofits can fill a void in the veteran ecosystem.
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Further, these are areas that have not been funded by the council to our knowledge in the past.
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Nonprofits that support, train, and assist mentors in veteran treatment courts, food and security specific to veterans, small business counseling and networking that is tailored towards veteran street vendors, pre home ownership counseling specific to veterans, and organizations that support veteran and military families whose children attend public school.
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DVS' budget focus.
0:32:35
For DVS, specific to budget season, a focus for us is to strive to reduce our vacancy rate to less than 3%.