sold (or gave away) or leased land to Brentwood schools to build sports facilities when initially the land was given to the VA for veterans of war housing for
when they returned from wars. The possibility for housing built on the land but none ever was.
At one time there were vets living / camping on the land, but they were removed from the land because the Brentwood community
didn't want them living there?
How is it we Americans constantly turn our backs on those who fight wars for our nation? This is an ongoing problem.
Link: American Shame
blessing of the guy who lost the LA City Mayoral race. This is a fact and I don't even want to say his name.
The other thing is if you want to know anything about how your local Vets are treated or what the VA has to offer in your area, do a google search for your town/community/county and the Veterans Service Office. Everyone that works in these offices are Vets and their agenda is to Help, that's it.
I am retired, not just a Vet but retired and have my own Insurance but the few times I needed something I went to the Orange County Office and they helped me big time, especially with PTSD and getting my disability reevaluated. Since I have my own insurance I don't have to got through the VA for medical accept for when I got hearing aids a few months back and that experience was surprising, very surprising. They bent over backwards to help me, the experience was just awesome.
That was my experience. I have heard the same from other vets and I have heard some pretty bad things too but my experience was great.
Lastly I did some research a few months back with the help of my friend who is one of the top dogs with the VA in the Midwest. Here is what he had to say:
Currently, New York state has one of the lowest percentages of Veterans experiencing homelessness and without shelter at 5 percent. NY state has an estimated 91,271 homeless veterans as of 2020 with only 4,557 without shelter. NY City accounts for most of the homeless Veteran population at 77,943. Considering NY’s large population, state and non-profit resources are doing a good job at taking care of Veterans. This is even more impressive considering that from 2007-2020, New York state saw the largest increase of homeless Veterans (28,670) or 45.8 percent when compared to any other state. I assume the good performance of NY state applies to NY City since NYC makes up most of the homeless Veterans for New York.
There is still a lot of work to do. The sad statistic is that nearly a quarter of all homeless Veterans with children are in New York City (41,549).
The VA provides a lot of money to state and local agencies and that money can only be used for Veterans. I assume the monies and resources given to migrants and non-Veterans will be pulled from other programs.
I’m not familiar with Veteran resources in NY or NYC as I sit in Wisconsin that has a very different problem set for Veterans.
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