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Corona City Vets Connect program expands volunteers and seeks to widen hours and outreach
Summary
Library staff gave an update on Vets Connect, a volunteer-run library program that connects local veterans with benefits, housing referrals and other services; staff said office hours are currently Wednesdays 10 a.m.–noon and that the program plans more outreach and quarterly social events.
Library Specialist II Martin Villegas updated trustees on the Vets Connect program, describing current services, volunteer staffing and plans to expand office hours and outreach.
Villegas said Vets Connect provides weekly office hours (Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon) at the library’s community-resources office for veterans and their families. Volunteers and staff assist with benefit referrals, housing and healthcare resources, employment assistance and other veteran services; volunteers also follow up with callers and visitors and maintain intake notes. Villegas identified a…
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