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Title: Polk County Veterans Services


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Polk County Veterans Services
  • Veterans Services Overview and Presentation

Fiscal Year 2007/2008
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Polk County Veterans Services
  • Veterans Day Remembrance is observed to help
    preserve in the hearts and lives of all our
    citizens, the spirit of patriotism, the love of
    country, and the willingness to serve and
    sacrifice for the common good, symbolized by the
    Veterans who serve.
  • In recognition and honor of Veterans Day 2008
    Polk County
  • Veterans Services presents with pleasure
  • A brief synopsis of support services provided to
    veterans of Polk County for Fiscal year
    2008/2008.
  • (2) Recognize the Polk County Veterans Council
    for outstanding service.

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Polk County Veterans Services
  • Services Performed in Fiscal Year 2007/2008
  • Provided Veterans Benefits to Polk County
    Citizens in major programs
  • Compensation Monetary Benefit for Illness or
    Injury
  • Pension Monetary Benefit for Low
    Income/Disabled
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Training for Disabled
    Veterans
  • Education (GI Bill)
  • Hospitalization Inpatient/outpatient services
  • Burial Benefits Headstone, Marker, Plot,
    Monetary Allowance
  • Survivor Benefits Death Pension, Service
    Connected Death Benefits
  • Insurance Group Life and Service Disabled

4
Polk County Veterans Services
  • Accomplishments
  • Assisted a total of 8,269 veterans and family
    members with claims for VA benefits, of this
    total
  • Performed Contact and Outreach Services to 4,207
    veterans and family members who are
    non-ambulatory
  • Provided client contact services to 4,062
    veterans and family members via our offices in
    Bartow, Lakeland, Lake Wales, Haines City and
    Winter Haven
  • Based on client surveys and feedback, for FY
    2007/2008, Veterans Services achieved a 90
    customer satisfaction rate.

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Polk County Veterans Services
  • Our Fiscal Impact for FY 2007/2008
  • The federal Department of Veterans Affairs
    provided a total of
  • 105,666,750 to Polk County veterans and
    families
  • Polk County Veterans Services with Florida
    Department of Veterans Affairs facilitated
    16,467,224 million dollars in new unduplicated
    monetary benefits to veterans and their families.
  • Economic Impact to Polk County is 82M per
    Office of Management and Budget criteria that
    money changes hands five times on the average
    within a County.
  • Provided 28,982.00 in tax grant funds under the
    Polk County Active Military Grant Program.
  • Reported data by the Department of Veterans
    Affairs and the Florida Department of Veterans
    Affairs

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Polk County Veterans Services
  • None of our achievements would have been possible
    without my exceptionally dedicated and
    professional Veterans Services Staff
  • Office Manger Theola Perkins,
  • Office Assistant Billie Angrisano
  • Veterans Services Officers
  • Ernie Roberts
  • Ed Wright
  • Roger Puffer
  • Our sincerest appreciation
  • Dr. Elba Cherry Director, Human Services,
  • Deputy County Manager , Lee Ann Thomas
  • County Manager Mike Herr
  • Our Board of County Commissioners

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Polk County Veterans Services
Questions
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Polk County Veterans Council Presentation
Polk County Veterans Services
  • Our success is not without strong partnerships
    and lots of help.
  • We owe a sincere debt of gratitude to an
    outstanding Veterans organization who for over a
    decade provided outstanding service to our Polk
    County Veterans.
  • The Polk County Veterans Council
  • Their Contributions have been immeasurable!

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Contributions Such As
Polk County Veterans Services
  • Veterans Day Parade Lakeland
  • Armed Forces Day Tigertown
  • Veterans Memorial Remembrance Lakeland
  • This worthy Veterans Council comprised of various
    veteran organizations and veterans advocates from
    Polk County, have unselfishly served our County.

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Polk County Veterans Services
  • It is with great honor and privilege that we
    recognize the Polk County Veterans Council
    for their unique and distinctive accomplishments
    to the veterans and citizens of Polk County
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