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Delaware County veterans affairs director outlines outreach, housing and survivor gaps; authority to explore seed funding
Summary
Colonel Arthur L. Jenkins Jr., director of the Delaware County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, briefed the authority on county veteran demographics, outreach efforts and service gaps. Members asked staff to explore creating a pooled fund and using the county foundation as a mechanism for donations.
Colonel Arthur L. Jenkins Jr., director of the Delaware County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, briefed the Interactive Gaming Revenue Authority on Sept. 18 about the county’s veteran population, outreach work and unmet needs. Jenkins said the department has been conducting outreach and “sweep” teams to reach homeless and hard-to-reach veterans and recommended coordinated funding to shore up services.
Key points Jenkins gave to the authority:
- County veteran population: Jenkins reported roughly 36,000 veterans in Delaware County, and that workforce-development data indicated about two-thirds of those…
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