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County Department of Military & Veterans Affairs  \n2024 off to a promising start as MVA tackles the issues head-on  \nThe year has barely begun, but the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs has charged in like there’s no time to spare. Following a flurry of events during which the building hosted committees, agencies, non-profits, elected officials and even a concert… there’s still more to come. But these are all related to the direct approach we’retaking, which basically constitutes a frontal assault on the challenges facing our veterans.  \nJUSTICE-INVOLVED VETS  \nWe continue to break new ground when it comes to veterans involved in the justice system. Following on the heels of the unanimous Nov. 7 Board motion, the Lived Experience Advisory Committee held their first meeting at Patriotic Hall on Jan. 10. This group of formerly incarcerated veterans leverage their own unique backgrounds to better inform policy recommendations as they relate to this particularly vulnerable subpopulation. Additionally, the department has a Veteran Service Officer (VSO) assigned specifically to our jails to track all selfidentified veterans for connection to services and character of discharge upgrades.  \nMASTER-LEASING  \nWhile the concept of master-leasing is nothing new, it is new on the veteran homelessness front. The way this will work is the county Chief Executive Officer-Homelessness Initiative (CEOHI) will work with MVA to allocate funds which are then transferred to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) . MVA and CEO-HI find landlords willing to participate in the program, MVA and VA match unhoused veterans with the apartment complexes, and then LAHSA pays the rent.  \nWhat’s exciting about the business model we’ve adopted is LAHSA signs a  \nJim Zenner  \nthree-year lease with the landlord, which means the landlord doesn’t have to worry about collecting rent from another government agency in addition to the tenant: LAHSA covers it all. The added security of the three-year lease in this arrangement is meant to attract higherend developments in a wider range of zip codes than before. This incentivizes more veterans to avail themselves of the program.  \nWhat this all boils down to is security: Security for the veteran and security for the landlord, and with security comes stability.  \nHOMELESSNESS  \nWhenever a veteran has an appointment with one of our VSOs a question they’re asked is if they’re at risk of becoming homeless or if they currently are experiencing homelessness. Last month, 64 veterans identified as such. We then work with our partners on the VA-led One Team to address their condition. This is complicated work, in part because the process can be complicated, in part because human beings can be complicated. But what’s not complicated  \nMVA By the Numbers  \n• Number of veterans served at Patriotic Hall:  \n1,344  \n• Number of claims filed:  \n2,306  \n• Total sums awarded from all claims activity:$1,386,028  \nIn this issue  \nPrograms and People 2  \nClaims and Benefits 3  \nRecent Events 4  \nAwards 4  \nis the determination of everyone on this team to put an end to veteran homelessness, one veteran at a time if necessary.  \nThe fact that our ops tempo is high is nothing new, but some of the programs we’ve developed are in fact new. Just like introducing a new weapon system to the battlespace, these programs present new and innovative ways for engaging the enemy. 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