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Saratoga County veterans peer program expands services; county aims to bring coordinator on full time
Summary
Committee heard that the county's peer-to-peer program has increased participation and that officials hope to convert the part-time peer program coordinator to a full-time role to add a women veterans coordinator and veteran service officer duties using grant funds; the plan was described as a goal not yet formalized.
Saratoga County's Veterans Affairs Committee on June 3 received an update on the peer-to-peer program and a staffing proposal to expand services for veterans, particularly women.
"Our goal is to bring Erin on full time right now," Frank McClements, Veterans Service Agency representative, told the committee. He said there is money in the budget from grant funds and that bringing Erin on full time this year would not create a board budget impact.
McClements described the role he envisions: Erin would continue…
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