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Veterans Affinity describes outreach model and VA‑enrollment work
Summary
Veterans Affinity founder Rick told the Feb. 11 commission the volunteer‑led group focuses on getting isolated veterans into safe housing and enrolled in VA health care; he said the organization has enrolled about 1,999 veterans in VA care and coordinates long‑term care cases.
Rick, founder of Veterans Affinity, told the Veterans Disability and Human Services Commission Feb. 11 that his volunteer organization focuses on housing, VA enrollment, benefits advocacy and peer support for veterans — particularly older and isolated veterans.
"Our priority of effort is, first off, is housing," Rick said, describing services that range from facilitating VA enrollment to…
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