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Show 1975 Page 9 The Veterans Resources Clearinghouse was founded in April, 1975 as a joint effort of the Human Resources Agency of the County of San Diego and the Veterans Resources Coalition, a large group of agencies concerned with veteran’s rights and benefits. The rationale for the formation of the December Clearinghouse was simply that there are many agencies serving veterans but there was difficulty in getting the veteran and the agency together. The Clearinghouse functions as an Information and Referral system, doing Research and Planning veterans’ needs. The main activities of the Clearinghouse and means for the veteran his benefits Ax of with Broad maximum We also take into veteran-related dependent. as well as in the field of thrust of the is to find ways to secure the and provide him The linkage to the Veterans Administration. During the course that there were found consideration the of our survey we numerous widows of veterans who were entitled to, up to $800.00 as a burial allowance which they were unaware they were entitled to receive. Many are also entitled to other benefits such as widows’ pensions. We are cooperating Census Bureau to assist with them the Indian in locating Indian veterans for in-depth interviews in a project funded by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Legal Aid Society and Clearinghouse is developing a program by which the Legal Aid Society will be able to help veterans with non-benefit discharges to upgrade them to benefit discharges. Another study underway concerns Racism in the Military as Related to Veterans Mental Health and Substance Abuse: prob- lems. This is planned as a five year study. It is expected that this study will be funded by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Our present staff consists of a core management staff of four CETA employees, 15 work-study students from the Veterans Administration, 30 young people from the san Diego Regional Youth Employment Agency and placement Reprinted from ‘Take Ten, September/October 1975. Publication of the Indian Center, San Diego, California. A house four Student Interns on field from various colleges in the area. As of September 3, 1975, the Clearing- has become a private non-profit cor- poration. |
