Veterans Treatment Courts receive with $250K in grants to get veterans back on track

The Fund for Veterans Assistance (FVA) awarded Veteran Treatment Courts in 17 counties a combined total of $250,000 for FY 19-20. These grants assist the courts with their mission of getting justice involved veterans back as positive members into their communities.

FVA grantee Galveston County Veterans Treatment Court tells how these courts benefit their veterans; watch Galveston’s video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jVVrzV9lCQ

Since 2010, $11 million in FVA grants have been awarded to Veteran Treatment Courts across Texas.

The program is designed to provide ...

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Grants

E-Vets

Access to Compensation & Pension Exam helps family of justice involved veteran

When justice involved veteran Stanton Yates was able to take a Compensation & Pension (C&P) Exam, it increased his disability rating to 100%. That in turn provided his seven-year-old son access to healthcare from the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the VA (CHAMPVA), improved his son’s chances of going to college and opened the possibility of an apportionment to his mother. That Yates, an incarcerated veteran, could take the C&P exam which made this possible wasn’t a simple process.

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Claims

E-Vets

March 29 is Vietnam War Veterans Day, book honors veterans

A limited Texas edition Vietnam War 50th commemoration book titled A Time to Honor: Stories of Service, Duty, and Sacrifice is available free to Vietnam #TexasVeterans.

Whether you served during Vietnam or had a family member who did, this book honors that service.

To receive this book, send your request to comm@tvc.texas.gov.

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Communications

E-Vets

Together VCSO & Health Care Advocate support South Texas veterans

Can Veterans County Service Officers (VCSO) and Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Health Care Advocates work together to better serve veterans? Yes, they can; meet David Salinas (left) and Phillip Davila (right). Salinas is the Jim Wells County VCSO and U.S. Marine veteran. In addition to assisting veterans with filing claims, Salinas works with Justice Involved Veterans, suicide prevention programs, and more. Davila is a U.S. Navy Veteran and a TVC Health Care Advocate for 20 counties. Based out of Corpus ...

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Health Care Advocacy

Claims, Suicide Prevention, VCSO

Fund for Veterans’ Assistance Hears From Over 100 Grant Applicants

The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) Advisory Committee met in January 2020 to hear grant funding proposals from more than 100 organizations. As part of their proposal, each organization described the services they provide to veterans and how many veterans they hope to serve. Eligible applicants are comprised of non-profits or government agencies. Approximately $28.3 million is expected to be available to fund 2020-2021 grants.

Grant applications for 2020-2021 funding were due on October 25, 2019, and are to be awarded ...

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FVA News, Grants

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