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Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency details outreach, homelessness and suicide-prevention work and gaps in volunteer mentoring
Summary
Brian Love, executive director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, told the House Family and Veterans Committee that MVAA’s core work is connecting Michigan’s more than 516,000 veterans to federal and state benefits and described outreach, homelessness prevention and suicide-prevention programs as priorities.
Brian Love, executive director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA), told the House Family and Veterans Committee that MVAA’s mission is to connect Michigan’s more than 516,000 veterans to earned federal and state benefits, and outlined programs the agency runs and funds it administers.
Love said MVAA staff total about 61 people; the agency operates an 800-number resource center staffed by 11 technicians, seven VA‑certified veteran service officers around the state and 11 veteran engagement officers (VEOs) who work regionally. “MVAA was created in 2013 ... to help Michigan veterans and their families get connected to federal and state benefits they’ve earned,” Love said.
Key programs and figures: Love cited VA data that 43.6% of Michigan veterans are enrolled in VA health care and 24.7% receive VA disability compensation. He told the committee that 1,699 veterans in 2023 were counted as experiencing homelessness — a figure…
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