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Vets Connect at Corona City Library expands volunteer team; office hours, book club and outreach described
Summary
Library staff updated trustees on the Vets Connect program’s volunteer-led office hours, quarterly outreach plans, a veterans book club and recent donations supporting services for local veterans.
Library Specialist Martin Villegas told the Corona City Library Board of Trustees that the library’s Vets Connect program has rebuilt its volunteer team and is preparing to expand services, outreach and quarterly activities for local veterans.
Villegas described the program’s core service as weekly office hours that connect veterans and their families with benefits, housing, healthcare, employment and local resources. He said office hours currently operate on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., with plans to expand as volunteers complete training.
Volunteers and program leads cited several accomplishments and community partnerships. Villegas credited a volunteer named David as the program’s lead in training new volunteers; other new…
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