Funding for the Michigan Veterans Coalition
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Michigan Veterans Coalition: The State of Michigan needs legislation for funding to maintain the Michigan Veterans Coalition (MVC) Service Officers Program, which performs the tasks of filing claims and appeals on behalf of Michigan's veterans and their families.
Assure that it is a standard appropriation, as is allowed for county Veterans Affairs operations.
Fiscal year 2023, the work of the Michigan Veterans Coalition and its 72 certified Veteran Service Officers resulted in $660,000,000 of benefits for Michigan veterans and their families.
Fiscal year 2024 (ending September 30, 2024), the MVC Service Officers Program was cut by $207,000 and was out of money in August. Fiscal year 2025, the program is cut by $211,000 and will be out of money even sooner.
The current Michigan budget appropriation for the MVC Service Officers Program is identical to what was budgeted twenty years ago. It has not even been increased for inflation.
MVC Veteran Service Officers are leaving the program due to lack of pay, and the vacancies cannot be filled due to the cuts.
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