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Dallas unveils yearlong veterans well-being assessment; public forum set for June 12

3631697 · June 3, 2025
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The Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Veterans Affairs Commission described a one-year veterans well-being assessment, a July/June forum (corrected to June 12) at SMU, and a procurement and launch timeline for research partners; the VAC approved recommendations Aug. 8, 2024, and the project launched April 1, 2025.

The City of Dallas Office of Equity and Inclusion provided the Workforce, Education and Equity Committee with an update on a yearlong veterans well-being assessment the office launched with guidance from the Veterans Affairs Commission (VAC).

Hai Tran, interim director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion, and Christina Da Silva, assistant director, told the committee the VAC was created by ordinance in early 2021 and acts as an advisory body that makes recommendations to the city manager and city council on matters affecting veterans. The presenters said approximately 40,000 military veterans live in Dallas and that key issues identified for the assessment include navigating services, stable affordable housing and workforce and…

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