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Nonprofits say boot camps and volunteer outreach fill gaps left by understaffed veterans office
Summary
Nonprofit leaders and former VSOs described monthly boot camps and education that help veterans file claims, urged government to partner and fund nonprofit outreach, and warned that VSO accreditation and pay must match duties to avoid service failures.
Nonprofit providers and former government staff used the oversight hearing to underscore how community programs fill gaps left by understaffed government services.
HMI president Anthony Tyrone described monthly boot camps and outreach that he said have reached veterans who otherwise have no place to go. "If HMI is the place for them to find…
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