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Hometown Hero Outdoors seeks state support for veterans outdoor-therapy programs; bill laid over
Summary
House File 492 would appropriate state funds to Hometown Hero Outdoors to expand outdoor recreation and suicide-intervention training for veterans. Presenters described program metrics, training plans and proposed spending allocations; the division laid the bill over for omnibus consideration.
Representative Hill presented House File 492 to the House Veterans and Military Affairs Division, asking for an appropriation to support Hometown Hero Outdoors (HHO), a nonprofit that runs outdoor recreation trips for veterans and service members.
Chris Tetro, president of Hometown Hero Outdoors, said the organization is a 501(c)(3) founded in 2017 and described program outcomes from pre- and post-trip surveys. Tetro said HHO has taken roughly 2,700 people on trips in…
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