CalVet to meet with Central Valley Native American and Rural Veterans

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CalVet to meet with Central Valley Native American and Rural Veterans

WHO: Elizabeth Perez, Deputy Secretary, California Department of Veterans Affairs and Owens Valley Career Development Center – Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

WHAT: Native American and Rural Veterans Benefits and Claims Workshop

WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 9 a.m.

WHERE: Owens Valley Career TANF, 5070 N 6th Street #110, Fresno, CA

EVENT: CalVet is providing a free workshop developed to assist veterans in applying for local, state, and federal veteran benefits. One-on-one assistance from the Fresno County Veterans Service Office is available the day of the workshop. Additionally, CalVet will be providing information to tribal leadership on the Veteran Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program that will award $75 million in funding round four beginning in April.

This is the second of three meetings with tribes and rural veterans across the state to assist veterans with claims and information.