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Saratoga County veterans services director reports rise in claims, steady program growth in 2024
Summary
At a Veterans Affairs Committee meeting, the Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency presented its 2024 annual report, citing increased claim activity driven by the PACT Act, growth in peer-support participation, transportation service use, and fundraising that added roughly $19,000 to the agency trust fund.
Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency Director Frank presented the agency's 2024 annual report to the Saratoga County Veterans Affairs Committee, reporting higher claims activity after federal changes and steady growth in peer-support programming and outreach.
Frank, director of the Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency, told the committee that "Saratoga County is home to just over 15,000 veterans," and that the office recorded substantial increases in demand last year driven in part by the PACT Act's expansion of presumptive exposures and related claims processes.
The report highlighted program and service metrics: the agency logged more than 400 transportation rides covering nearly 15,000 miles; the Veterans Peer Connection reached almost 2,500 veterans and hosted 58 events; staff conducted 43 incarcerated-veteran meetings at the county jail; and a SUNY Albany School of Social…
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