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Veterans Resource Center reports rising benefit use, outlines outreach and events

5676742 · March 10, 2025
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The Governors State Veterans Resource Center reported an estimated 287 student veterans, 173 benefit recipients and a 19% increase in benefit recipients year over year, and described staffing, programs and upcoming events supported by AmeriCorps VISTA.

Angelica Damiani, program director of the Veterans Resource Center at Governors State University, told trustees the center supports student veterans and military‑connected family members with benefits processing, campus programming and community outreach.

Damiani said the center is located in the Goodman Malmeth Technology Building and is staffed by the program director, a program administrator (Paige Stolkowski), four VA work‑study students funded…

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