Veterans Service Office6419 W. Greenfield Ave

State Mandate–Chap 45, Wis StatutesMission: Assist county veterans/families in identifying/applying

for/receiving eligible state/federal benefits. Advocate on veterans’ issues.

Veterans Benefits Include… Emergency Grants

Pensions/Compensation Surviving Spouse Pensions/Compensation

Education Benefits Burial Benefits

Health Care Veterans Homes Retraining Grants

Home Loans Discharge Upgrades Property Tax Credit

Benefits (cont’d)

Reserve/Guard PensionsDental Care GrantsDental Insurance

Home Modification GrantsHomeless Housing

Life Insurance

Added Services/BenefitsLegal Service (MVLC)

Child Support Service (CSS)Foodshare/MA Apps (WI DHS)Job Search (WI DWD OVES)

Counseling Services (VA Vet Ctr Outpost)Veterans Job Fairs

Free Flash Drives (Job Aid)Benefits Fairs

HonorMilwaukee County

Purple Heart Pass Program (for WI veterans who have Purple Heart Pass Program (for WI veterans who have received the Purple Heart)received the Purple Heart)

Free admission year-round to Zoo, Domes, MPM, MAM, Discovery World, Harley-Davidson Museum, Racine Zoo,

Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

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Milwaukee County’s 3-Day Pass (July 4-6)

Free admission to all Wisconsin military/

veterans/families to Summerfest, MPM,

MAM, Discovery World, Domes, and the Zoo.

HonorHonorary renaming of Richards Street in memory of Michelle Witmer, the

first female Guardsmen ever killed in combat. Assigned to 32d MP Co at the Richards Street Armory, Witmer was killed on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq on

April 10, 2004, as her team was enroute to quell a disturbance. She was serving as the the machine-gunner on a HUMVEE, operating a M2 .50 cal machine gun, the main weapon on the vehicle, providing suppressive fire at the rate of 550 rounds per minute. That used to be no place for a woman.

Michelle changed that idea forever.

Honor by Assisting – Needy Veterans Fund

Pays rent when facing eviction; utility bill to keep energy on; emergency travel for death of family member; security deposit; burial grants.

Veteran Chevis Walker, at left, was provided train transportation to his mother’s funeral in Texas recently.

Tax Levy fund amount has grown from $13,500 in 2007 to $30,000 in 2014.

Grants totaled 19 in 2011, 48 in 2012, 36 in 2013.

In 2012 and 2013, a veteran donor contributed a total of $15,000 to the program.

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Expenditures

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Population of Veterans by County: Milwaukee 51062 (12.4%) Waukesha 27116 (6.6%) Dane 28565 (6.9%)

2013 - Applications Submitted for State Eligibility, WI GI Bill, and Property Tax Credit

Milwaukee CVSO provides low cost but highly effective services to veterans and their families, despite smaller staff and budget.

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Numbers can also be represented in terms of %-ages:

In 2011, 2012, and 2013, Milwaukee County had 26%, 38%, and 37%, respectively, of all approved applications of this type.

In comparison, Dane County’s %-ages were 6%, 5%, and 5%

And Waukesha County’s were 4%, 4%, and 1%

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Performance Measure

Responsiveness

99% of all information requests responded to within 1 business day.

Performance Measure

% of Submitted State Applications Approved: 2011 - 66% (approved apps 26% of state submissions)

2012 – 74% (38% of state submissions) 2013 – 78% (37% of state submissions)

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9% increase in office-traffic Jan-Apr 2014 over Jan-Apr 2013 Expanding referral base

VA social workers Dept on Aging Dept of Family Care Senior Living Facilities

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