1. Welcome to the Great City of Houston
Robert Dembo III, CWO4, USN(Ret)
Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs
Senior Outreach Specialist

2. City of Houston
Opportunity: Petrochemical plants, NASA, Port of Houston, City of Houston, Medical Centers…….
Diversity: One of five Houstonians is foreign born and more than 90 languages are spoken in the city
22 local historic districts
The 466 acre Memorial Park-twice the size of NYC’s Central Park
4th Largest City in the United States
Houston is about to be America’s 3rd largest city 2025 (2.7 million)
2nd Largest Veterans Population (Largest Females)
2,500 miles of bayous/waterways

3. Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs - Houston
Former Mayor Bill White created COHOVA in October Current Director: Carl Salazar
We still have men and women deployed in harm’s way and many will come home with their lives changes forever. But that’s where we come in. Reaching out to veterans of all eras.
Mission: To assist all veterans of the United States Armed Forces through advocacy, referral and counseling, to ensure that neither the veterans, nor their dependents, nor survivors are denied access to the entitlements promised to them by a grateful nation.

4. Our way of doing business manifests in one of four ways
Collaboration
Communication
Connection
Coordination

5. Collaboration
The veterans community is far too large to be served well by any single organizations , so it is crucial that we work with other agencies to serve our veterans population

6. Communication Variety of formats Monthly Community Newsletter
We talk to groups at all the Veteran, Non-Profits, and Profits Organizations
Connection with Veterans on College Campus

7. Connection
In addition to working with shareholders, we work with individuals
Phone calls/ s
Walk in
People call us for help when they aren’t sure where to go
They ask us for assistance in learning their Veterans benefits; housing; emergency assistances, jobs, special programs (i.e. - caregivers, etc………
We are at the center of meaningful connections

8. Coordination
Ensuring other organizations are working together proving services and resources that are valuable to Veterans and their families
Feedbacks

9. Events CAREER GEAR- Mission Possible

10. Employment

11. Office of the Mayor
Mayor Annise D. Parker (who is leaving office after six years due to term limits)
Houston effectively ends Veterans Homelessness (Functional)
Becomes Largest City in the Nation to Create System to House any Homeless Veteran

12. America’s Wars Relieve the Watch
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Global War On Terror Present

13. Contact Info
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