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Council member inquires about SAGE Vets' services and funding
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Council Member Robert Holden inquires about SAGE Vets' services beyond their legal support, particularly focusing on medical and mental health services. Brian Ellicott Cook explains the organization's funding sources and programs.
- SAGE Vets runs a weekly support group and has applied for additional funding
- The organization receives state funding for programs like art and sports
- The legal services initiative, for which they're requesting $100,000, is separate from their other programs
Robert Holden
1:40:03
Thank you, Brian.
1:40:04
Let me just ask a question on on you said about the legal, the hundred thousand dollar legal.
1:40:10
What about you know, medical services and mental health services?
1:40:26
about, you know, again a population that is
1:40:35
and the
1:40:43
Okay so we'll try to put a good word but I think
James Hendon
1:40:10
Mhmm.
Brian Ellicott Cook
1:40:15
So Sage Vets does run a weekly support group, which we do.
1:40:21
The initiative that we get for the funding is purely for the legal stuff like
1:40:31
We're also state funded which is where the money for our programs like art
1:40:36
sports that support comes in.
1:40:38
We did also apply for the DRIER funding fund and we're still waiting to hear back.
Tyler Levsen
1:40:25
that Legal part.
Vickie Paladino
1:40:25
But but what