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Medford veterans services seeks steady FY26 budget; director highlights outreach, housing challenges and digitization goals
Summary
Veronica Shaw, director of Veterans Services, said her office's FY26 request is $448,716 (a $4,113 increase) to cover step and contractual pay growth; she outlined outreach programs, housing outreach challenges for veterans, a landlord incentive program with low uptake and plans to digitize files and expand senior outreach.
Veronica Shaw, director of Veterans Services, told the Committee of the Whole on April 30 that the veteran services office is proposing a FY26 operating budget of $448,716, an increase of $4,112.56 from FY25, driven by contractual step and salary adjustments.
Shaw described multiple outreach and community events in the past year, including Veterans Day programs, a veterans expo at Tufts University and a local chamber event to help veterans…
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