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Stand Down Madison
October 17 – Salvation Army on Madison’s East Side
In the city of Madison, there are almost 150 veterans without permanent-supportive housing that are struggling on a daily basis to meet their most basic needs while working to improve their situation. We are fortunate to live in a community that cares deeply about our population and has a variety of organizations working to end homeless, however that is not enough.
The Wayne D. Horner Memorial Veterans Stand Down will invite our veterans experiencing homelessness to a daylong event in the fall. Veterans will be welcome from Dane, Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Green, Iowa, and Sauk Counties. Stand Down seeks to reach all veterans experiencing homelessness in the Madison community, no matter the duration served or circumstances of discharge.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED on October 16 and 17.
FEATURED REPORT
Veterans’ Participation in Public Programs
Comprehensive Cross-Survey Comparisons with Nonveterans and the Role of VA Disability Compensation
The authors’ major conclusion is that income from VA Disability Compensation (VADC) interacts in complicated ways with the rest of the social safety net. Because VADC income counts toward eligibility in some programs but not others, changes to VADC policy or to these other programs’ rules can have a variety of downstream effects on veterans. One consequence is that veterans receiving VADC benefits receive means-tested benefits at lower rates.
The report includes findings and recommendations. The report is free to download.