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CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT for VETERANS in RURAL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES

CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT for VETERANS in RURAL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. By George Clark. Consolidating Support for Veterans in Rural Mountain Communities. Why Bother? Membership in Veterans Organizations: Dropping in Numbers Aging Does not fully represent recent service periods

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CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT for VETERANS in RURAL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES

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  1. CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT for VETERANS in RURAL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES By George Clark

  2. Consolidating Support for Veterans in Rural Mountain Communities • Why Bother? • Membership in Veterans Organizations: • Dropping in Numbers • Aging • Does not fully represent recent service periods • Excludes Necessary Community “Touch Points” • Struggling Rural Communities Experience Other Limiting Factors as Well

  3. Coalition Membership • Honorably Discharged Veterans from All Periods of Service • With Combat Experience and Without • Key Community Leadership • Veteran Service Officers • Health and Human Services • Sheriff’s Department • Public Health • Mental Health • Judiciary • Victims Advocates

  4. Coalition Strategic Partnerships • American Legion • Veterans of Foreign Wars • Victim’s Advocates • Habitat for Humanity • Regional Mental Health Organizations • Local Media • Local Non-Profits • Surrounding Counties • Historical and Patriotic Societies • Economic and Business Development Groups

  5. Successes and on-Going Projects • Growing Membership and Diversity • Improved Service to Veterans • Increased Community Awareness • Veterans Health Fairs • Transportation System for Veterans with Service Connected Disabilities • Revival of, and Renewed Interest in, Patriotic Holidays • Local Discounts for Veterans and their Families • Crisis Intervention Training for the Community by Military Suicide Intervention Specialists

  6. Successes and on-Going Projects • Veterans Awareness for Mental Health First Responders • Formation of a “Veteran’s Treatment Court” for victims of PTSD, TBI, Paranoia and Schizophrenia • 5th Judicial District (Clear Creek, Lake, Summit, and Eagle Counties) • In Partnership with VA Veterans Justice legal Officers • Most Importantly....The entire community wants to be part of the success story!

  7. Successes and on-Going Projects • Renaming of the “Twin Tunnels” in Idaho Springs to the “Veterans Memorial Tunnels” • Signage for the Tunnels will be Similar to this:

  8. This has been a briefing on: Consolidating Support for Veterans in Rural Mountain Communities Any Questions?

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