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Veterans and advocates urge larger DVS budget and tougher oversight of shelters at council hearing
Summary
Veterans groups at the City Council hearing called for substantial increases in DVS funding, more claims staff and stronger oversight of shelter placements; advocates accused DHS-run placements of retraumatizing veterans and asked the council to demand better data and accountability.
A steady stream of veterans, veterans-service organizations and advocates urged the City Council’s Veterans Committee on Tuesday to increase funding for the Department of Veterans Services and to strengthen oversight of how veterans are housed and served across the city.
Ryan Graham, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the New York City Veterans Advisory Board, told the committee the agency is “severely underfunded” and recommended raising DVS funding to between $15 million and $20 million to expand housing and transition services.
“We have enough funding to send troops to the battlefield, but yet we always…
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