Sec. Santiago Goes 'On The Record' on Funding Cuts, Homeless Veterans

Massachusetts Veterans Services head raises alarm over funding cuts, highlights aid programs ahead of Memorial Day

Heading into Memorial Day, Secretary for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services Jon Santiago both raised “significant concerns” about federal cuts to the VA and highlighted the work Massachusetts is doing to support veterans across the state.

The VA has the people, but now needs the infrastructure * WorldNetDaily * by Sean O'Connor, Real Clear Wire

'Committed professionals fill the ranks, but even the best can't outrun the system around them'

Trek for Vets: MacKay Walks Through Tilbury on 800-KM Journey to Support Homeless Veterans

A retired military man has taken up the cause to assist fellow homeless veterans.

Sec. Santiago goes 'On The Record' on funding cuts, homeless veterans

Jon Santiago, who has served as the Massachusetts secretary of veterans' services since 2023, now faces a situation where veterans in Massachusetts are struggling to get the care that they need, amid federal funding cuts and a costly state budget.

'Voices for Veterans' panel: Nation has a moral obligation to care for those who served • Florida Phoenix

Ann Marie Patterson-Powell (left) and Dr. Kyle Horton (right) discuss the nation’s obligation to veterans during a “Voices for Veterans” event in Fayetteville, N.C. (Screenshot from event video stream)A panel of speakers at a Tuesday “Voices for Veterans” event recently agreed that America has a moral obligation to care for members of the military after they have completed their service. The panelists’ remarks were in response to a question by m…

Veterans express VA experiences during Sen. Bennet roundtable

(FOUNTAIN, Colo.)—With Memorial Day around the corner, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet made time to meet with local veterans for a roundtable discussion in Fountain on Saturday, May 24. The discussion focused on the VA and the benefits and treatments veterans are currently receiving. Most expressed their own issues they experienced. "You can have a program that's been around for 150 years, and it still has some issues," said Travis Baker, the Distri…