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Local veterans groups, service providers describe surge outreach and resources at county meeting
Summary
Representatives of Veterans Brotherhood, Victory House, Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council and other local nonprofits described recent outreach locating unsheltered veterans and outlined services including temporary housing, mentorship and nonmedicinal rehabilitation programs.
Several veterans-service organizations and partner groups used public comment time at the Northampton County Council meeting to report on an outreach "surge" that identified and assisted unsheltered veterans and to describe ongoing support services available in the Lehigh Valley.
Tom Carson of Victory House of Lehigh Valley told council that collaborative outreach identified 13 unsheltered veterans and that partner organizations helped place two veterans into hotel rooms. He thanked partners including Veterans Brotherhood, Valor Clinic, STR Behavioral Health,…
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