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Homeless Vets in New York

December 19, 2008


Letter
Homeless Vets in New York

To the Editor:

Re “New York City Bolsters Effort to Shelter Homeless Veterans” (news article, Dec. 16):

Thank you for your coverage of the city’s efforts to assist homeless veterans. In addition to the Department of Homeless Services’ work to enhance shelters for veterans and increase housing options, the task force established by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has led to changes in how the city’s Office of Veterans Affairs coordinates and promotes services including health and mental health benefits and job opportunities.

Currently, the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City is raising private money to support a new multiservice center at the city’s Veterans Memorial Hall in lower Manhattan. The center will maximize city, state, federal and not-for-profit resources under one roof in an interactive manner in which our veterans and their families can easily interface with many service providers situated at the center.

Now more than ever, we must provide new ways to address the changing needs of our returning military service members.

Roger Newman
Commissioner
Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs
New York, Dec. 17, 2008