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Veterans service officer reports enrollment gains and targeted housing help; retroactive benefits provide direct cash to veterans
Summary
Dunn County veterans service staff reported higher enrollment and increased medical transportation, successful housing placements for some formerly homeless veterans, and continued coordination with HUD VASH and VA programs; staff also highlighted retroactive benefits as immediate financial relief for veterans.
Greg, Dunn County’s veterans service officer, presented the department’s annual highlights to the Health and Human Services Board on April 24, describing housing placements, an increase in unique VA enrollees and continued program coordination.
Greg said the office has seen a recent uptick in requests from homeless individuals; of several cases he highlighted one person moved from the Karen House into permanent housing and employment after assistance. He described coordination with HUD VASH social workers and said the county has identified veterans in the community who use vouchers provided from outside the county.
The office reported an increase in VA healthcare enrollment, from 988 unique patients to 1,029 year‑over‑year, which Greg said improves the VA’s enrollment‑based budgets and can support expanding local services. He also noted a rise in local medical transportation miles and that retroactive benefit payments the office helped secure have a direct stabilizing effect on households.
Greg said the office is working to improve efficiency (for example, moving medical equipment check‑in/out from paper to a QR code system) and has onboarded a part‑time employee who previously worked in the ADRC. He described no major federal‑level delays affecting core services but said the office continues to monitor federal actions and staffing changes at partner agencies.
No formal board action was taken on the veterans report.
