Miguel Duran | Marine Veteran 211 Riverside VetLink Osvaldo Maysonet | Marine Veteran 211 San Bernardino VetLink.

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Miguel Duran | Marine Veteran 211 Riverside VetLink Osvaldo Maysonet | Marine Veteran 211 San Bernardino VetLink

Vision & Mission Mission Statement VetLink’s mission is to connect Veterans, Service members, and their families to needed Veteran and community resources and to the transportation options to get there. Vision statement VetLink envisions a community where Veterans, Service members, and their families have full access to information, transportation, and community resources they need to thrive.

Some of our partners Funding Partners VAMC and Community-Based Organizations Public Transit Providers Including: -Veteran Transportation Services -Behavioral Health -Employment Development Dept. -Homeless Coalition -Veteran posts -Community non-profits

The Environment is the Challenge Veteran population - San Bernardino County: approx. 109,764 - Riverside County: approx. 130,237 Source: USDVA VetPop 2011/counties Military installations -29 Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) -National Training Center at Fort Irwin -March Air Force Base Services -Regional VAMC -7 CBOCs / 3 Vet Centers -County Vet Service Offices -US Vets Housing & others Population and Land -Over 27,000 sq. mi. - three urbanized areas and many rural communities -Concentrations of Veterans exist in both urbanized and rural areas.

How does benefit Veterans? Accessing needed community resources begins and ends with transportation – 211’s VetLink gets the Veteran connected to both

Involvement with Transportation Committees P.A.S.T.A.C.C.

Outreach, In-reach & Community engagement What’s wrong here? What’s missing?

Outreach, In-reach & Community engagement

MonthTrips Jan Feb Mar Apr Grand Total YTD Veteran Ridership

Veteran Transportation Access Program (VTAP) (VTAP) is part of the Transportation Access Program (TAP) funded by RCTC, administered by Community Connect in Riverside. 211 VetLink Riverside receives 100 monthly RTA single ride bus passes available at no charge on a first come first serve basis. Veterans in Western Riverside County who are truly needy can now make it to medical appointments, counseling, job interviews, school/training, search for housing/shelter and other needed services.

Donates Paratransit Buses to Veteran Service Organizations U.S. Vets Veterans’ Alliance of Southern California American Legion Post 328 VFW District 23, Riverside Southwest Veterans Business Resource Center

Outcomes of our efforts in San Bernardino County? Victor Valley Transit Authority First to institute a Veteran Fare Policy in the County, following the lead of RTA and Beaumont Pass Transit in Riverside County Approved by VVTA’s BoD on March 17 th, 2014 Same rate as Senior/Disabled Able to use any government issued Military, Veteran ID, or VVTA issued pass to receive fare Fare policy took effect April 21 st, 2014

Advocacy: Bridging the gaps Donated day passes for HAH-HAV Free bus rides for Vets to RAVE Free bus rides for Vets to V.E.A.P. Expo

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