Coming Home to Caring Communities: A Blueprint for Serving Veterans and Families
After more than a decade of war in Afghanistan and years of combat in Iraq, thousands of returning service members struggle with injury, post-traumatic stress or other challenging problems. The lives of more than 6,200 families changed forever when they lost family members in these wars. The Rochester NY nonprofit Veterans Outreach Center, recognized as a national model, enlisted CGR as a partner to develop a replicable and scalable best-practice blueprint to be used by communities nationwide to build integrated systems supporting veterans and their families. NYS Health Foundation provided funding.
Report Date: Feb 2012
Author(s): Donald Pryor
, Kirstin Pryor
, Kirstin Pryor
Subject(s): Human Services
, Strategic Planning
, Health
Location: Monroe, New York