05/22/2009 GAAS:258:09 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Print Version |
Gov. Schwarzenegger Unveils Tool Connecting Veterans & Service Members to Employment, Education, Social & Medical Services
www.cavets.networkofcare.org
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
today unveiled an innovative Web site connecting veterans, active duty
personnel and their families with the social services, medical services,
education and employment opportunities available in their local communities and
throughout the state. The Veterans Network of Care Web site links
private-sector service providers, non-profit service providers, county, state
and national resources in one location - drilling down information to the local
community level.
"There has never been a more
important time to find cost-effective ways to connect our veterans and military
service members with the critical services they need," said Governor
Schwarzenegger. "Our brave men and women in uniform risk their lives for our
freedom and ask for very little in return, and we want them to know this
remarkable resource is now here to serve them."
Veterans Network of Care was
created through a partnership with County Mental Health Directors, the State
Department of Mental Health, the California Department of Veterans Affairs, the
County Veteran Service Officers and Trilogy. It was developed at no additional
cost to taxpayers and is being supported as part of an on-going contract for
the statewide Network of Care system that was started with a grant from
Proposition 63.
Through the Veterans Network of
Care, California, along with Maryland,
is one of only two states in the nation to provide a statewide internet based
network of services with information tailored specifically for veterans,
military personnel and their families. The Web site contains more than
15,000 web links and 250,000 pages of information.
"This is the kind of innovative
public-private partnership, one that brings technology, neighborhood services and
direct care together, that allows us to better serve the residents of
California," said Governor Schwarzenegger.
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