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Michigan Veterans Community
Action Teams Project (MiVCAT)
Region 1 Service Area
Initial Stakeholders Meeting
Meeting Objectives
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Introduce the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
Introduce Altarum Institute & the Veterans
Community Action Teams Project
Share plans for the community assessment
Focus on challenges and solutions
Summarize findings and prepare for next steps
What is the Michigan Veterans
Affairs Agency?
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The single state entity responsible for the coordination of
Michigan’s efforts to serve Veterans
The mission of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) is
to serve as the central coordinating point, connecting those
who have served in the United States Armed Forces and their
families, to services and benefits throughout the State of
Michigan
Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency:
Vision
Put Michigan on the path to becoming the most Veteran-
friendly state, by:
Providing the advice and assistance Veterans need as
they transition through the chapters of their lives;
Creating a “no wrong door” customer service culture;
and
Advocating for and on behalf of Veterans and their
families.
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Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency:
Organization
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Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency:
Services Available to Veterans
• One Stop Shop
– Michigan Veterans Resource Service Center
• MichiganVeterans.com
• 1-800- MICH-VET
• Michigan Veterans Trust Fund
– Benefits Counseling
• A geographically dispersed network of accredited service officers
• 205 service officers statewide (county, VSO, state)
– Education
• Veteran Resource Representatives (University and College Campuses)
• Veteran Friendly Educators
– Employment
• Accelerating the pathway from service to career
• Veteran Friendly Employers
– Healthcare
• Increase awareness of service connected health issues - presumptive diseases, PTS
• Break down the barriers that prevent Veterans from receiving healthcare
– Quality of life
• Veteran Justice – Treatment Courts
• Woman Veteran Programs
• Michigan Veterans Health System
– D. J. Jacobetti and Grand Rapids Homes for Veterans
• Community Pilots – Veterans Community Action Teams (VCAT)
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MVAA Initiatives & Programs: the
Numbers
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MVAA Priority:
Increase Rate of Fully Developed Claims
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MVAA Priority:
Improve Per Capita GDX in Michigan
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Michigan Veteran Community Action Teams
Community Pilots
• Two initial Michigan Veteran
Community Action Teams
(MiVCAT) pilots in 2013
– Regions 4 and 10
• Four pilots were initiated
earlier this year
– Regions 5, 6, 7, and 9
• Expanding in FY16
– Regions 1, 2, 3, and 8
• Connect service partners
together to improve
coordination and collaboration
• “No Wrong Door”
• Community directed goals and
objectives
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What are MVAA’s Plans?
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MVAA plans are to:
• Implement the no wrong door concept among State agencies
• Assist the regions with support to increase and sustain
collaboration efforts among service providers at the federal,
state and local levels
• Increase Veteran engagement through the Michigan Veteran
Resource Service Center, providing local referrals to VCAT
members to Veterans and family members who connect
• Establish a Regional Coordinator who acts as the liaison from
the MVAA to federal, state and local Veteran support
organizations and serves as a member of the VCAT leadership
team as the MVAA representative
Veterans in MI
The Need
• Michigan is home to the 11th largest Veterans population in the country
• Michigan Veterans receive capita federal spending ranked at 48th out of 53 states
and territories
• Additional resources will be required to help Veterans find employment as thousands
of them return home to Michigan annually for the next few years
• A lot of the younger Veterans are having a hard time transferring their skills to civilian
workplaces
• Veterans nationwide are doing better than those in Michigan. In 2014 the national
unemployment rate for Vets was 6.2% and the unemployment rate for Michigan Vets
was 7.3% as reported in the most recent American Community Survey (2013)
• More than half of Michigan’s 658,469 Veterans are not officially counted in the labor
force. Only about 44 percent of our Veterans are in the workforce
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Michigan’s Veteran Population
Some Basics
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Michigan’s Veteran population is one
of the largest in the United States,
ranking 11th in 2014
Michigan’s Veteran Population
Some Basics
The U.S. Veteran population is older than the general U.S.
population.
In Michigan, nearly
three quarters of
Veterans are aged
55 or older.
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Michigan’s Veteran Population
Era of Service
Michigan’s Veteran population is older
than that of the U.S. Veteran
population as a whole, with a
significantly higher proportion of
Vietnam Veterans residing in the state.
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Veteran Population by County
Region 1
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GDX 2014 Growth in Region 1
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GDX Total and by Category of Spending
Region 1
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Era of Service
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Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2009-2013
7.69%
13.16%
37.57%
13.06%
9.72%
19%
Percent of Veterans By Era of Service
in Region 1
Post 9/11
Gulf War I Era
Vietnam Era
Korean War Era
WW II
Other
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Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2009-2013
6%
21%
25%
23%
25%
30%
34%
18%
11%
8%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
18 to 34
years
35 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 and up
Percentofpopulationineachagegroup
Age groups
Percent Distribution of Veteran and
Non-Veteran Adults by Age Group in Region 1
Veterans
Non-
veterans
21Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2009-2013
9%
37%
35%
19%
9%
39%
31%
21%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Less than high
school
High school
graduate
Some college Bachelor's
degree or
higher
Percentofpopulationineachcategory
Educational attainment
Percent Distribution of Veterans and
Non-Veterans Age 25 and Over by Educational
Attainment in Region 1
Veterans
Non-
veterans
Region 1 Economic and Social Indicators
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Indicator Veterans Non-veterans
Unemployment rate 12% 10%
Experienced
poverty-level
income in the past
12 months (age 18
and over)
8% 17%
Has some kind of
disability
31% 17%
Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2009-2013
Altarum Institute & VCAT
As a 501c3 non-profit institute,
Altarum has a mission to serve
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•Altarum Institute
•Organizational overview – health systems
research and consulting organization
•Mission – Altarum serves the public good by
solving complex systems’ problems to improve
human health through research, technology,
and consulting
•Veterans Community Action Teams
•VCAT was developed in 2008 by Altarum
Institute as part of an internally-funded
Research & Development initiative
•Altarum Institute was selected to create the
MiVCAT
Coalitions in San Antonio, TX and San Diego, CA were guided by the
VCAT Model and are sustained by local Veteran leadership today
VCAT Vision
T
To develop a Veteran services system of care,
characterized by a comprehensive network of
service providers, empowered with processes,
information and tools, effectively ensuring
that all Veterans who these providers
encounter are accurately and quickly
connected to the appropriate service
provider(s) and completely served
Project Objectives
Create a sustainable community collaborative, effectively
implementing the “no-wrong-door” concept supporting Veterans and
their families*
Complete a community assessment of needs, challenges, experiences,
and recommendations for working collaboratively to serve Veterans
Achieve progress in effective collaboration and delivery of services
along with benefits to Veterans
*The term “Veterans” will be used to mean “Veterans and their families” from here forward.
Connect and
Organize
• Identify and connect
service providers
• Expand network –
“friend of a friend”
approach
• Create VCAT structure
• Leadership
• Workgroups
Educate and
Network
• Share information
about available
services
• Look within the
network for services
that complement
each other
Serve
Veterans
• Leverage network
connections in
serving Veterans
• No Wrong Door
• Warm handoff
Work
together
to:
• Improve services
by combining
resources and
• Close gaps where
Veterans are not
served effectively
The VCAT Operational Process
VCAT Planning - Maturity Steps
From
Stand Alone:
“My organization
is doing this…”
To
Collaboration:
“My organization
is doing this and
you are invited…”
To
Coordination:
“What should
we do and
how should
we do it?”
To
Integration:
“What are
we doing
collectively
and using the
same
processes
and tools?”
MiVCAT Progress
MiVCAT - Process
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Form and Advance a VCAT Network
• Assemble, expand and sustain a regional collaborative of community
organizations to implement the “no-wrong-door” concept supporting
Veterans
Conduct Community Assessment
• Provide decision support inputs to leaders for improving the Veterans
service system
Facilitate Providers Working Together
• Provide an automated collaboration environment for providers to work
within - Podio
Conduct Veterans Leadership Forum
• Conduct community-wide strategic planning, culmination with the
engagement of working groups
Community Assessment
Altarum is conducting a community assessment in your region to
compile information about the needs of Veterans, the gaps in service
delivery, and areas of opportunity that exist within the region to work
together to improve the well-being of Veterans and their families
Sources of information include:
• Today’s breakout sessions
• Service provider online survey
• Service provider interviews
• Veteran focus groups
A huge source of information is YOU!
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The Process:
Focusing on Challenges and Solutions
Today will be your first
opportunity to participate in the
community assessment!
You can discuss challenges that
service providers face in this
region as well as potential
solutions.
Information shared will be
instrumental in identifying gaps
and areas of opportunity to guide
the rest of the community
assessment.
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The Process:
Service Provider Online Survey
An online survey will be sent to all
of you here today, as well as other
key service providers in the
region.
You’ll receive the survey in 1-2
days, and it will take about 30
minutes to complete.
The survey asks questions about
the services you provide, your
network, and challenges you face
in the region.
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The Process:
Service Provider Interviews
Altarum staff will be
conducting interviews with
key informants in the region.
Interviews will be conducted
within the next 1-2 months
by phone or in-person.
These interviews will
enhance findings from today.
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The Process:
Veteran Focus Groups
Altarum staff will conduct focus
groups with Veterans in this
region.
The goal is to identify specific
challenges that Veterans face
with service-delivery, as well as
unmet needs.
We will need your help in
recruiting Veterans! There is a $50
incentive for Veterans to
participate.
Be on the lookout for more
information early next year.
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What is going to be done
with the information?
It is going to be summarized and
shared with the community at
the Veterans Leadership Forum
(VLF) in Spring 2016
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How can assessments
like this be used?
Community
assessments in West
Michigan and Detroit
Metro raised
concerns as how
effective job fairs
have been for
Veterans.
I see Vets that go through it [job fairs] and have
nervous breakdowns, walking in because it is
overwhelming, nowhere to start, no welcoming
committee, [no one says] “Hey is this your first
time at a job fair?” Never even hear that.
OEF/OIF Veteran
Coalitions have
begun having
discussions about
how to make job
fairs or resource fairs
more Veteran
friendly.
Coalition members can work together to create
more effective job fairs in their region. They
can develop a protocol for welcoming Veterans
and finding out why they came and ask job fair
sponsors to follow it while providing volunteer
support to make it happen.
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Questions?
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Community Breakout Sessions
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Wrap-up/Next Steps
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The community will be able to build on the work of this meeting by working together to
address the issues identified today
Altarum will work with you to complete the community assessment and share what is found
so it can inform your work
How will the MiVCAT project help your community?
• Providers will learn about additional resources to help serve Veterans
• Providers will establish new working relationships with other providers
• Providers will have an opportunity to serve more Veterans or gain additional support if they
already have too many Veterans to serve
• Thorough community work groups that will be created, providers will be able to fill service
gaps working together

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MiVCAT Kickoff Meeting Upper Peninsula Region 1

  • 1. Michigan Veterans Community Action Teams Project (MiVCAT) Region 1 Service Area Initial Stakeholders Meeting
  • 2. Meeting Objectives 2 Introduce the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Introduce Altarum Institute & the Veterans Community Action Teams Project Share plans for the community assessment Focus on challenges and solutions Summarize findings and prepare for next steps
  • 3. What is the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency? 3 The single state entity responsible for the coordination of Michigan’s efforts to serve Veterans The mission of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) is to serve as the central coordinating point, connecting those who have served in the United States Armed Forces and their families, to services and benefits throughout the State of Michigan
  • 4. Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency: Vision Put Michigan on the path to becoming the most Veteran- friendly state, by: Providing the advice and assistance Veterans need as they transition through the chapters of their lives; Creating a “no wrong door” customer service culture; and Advocating for and on behalf of Veterans and their families. 4
  • 5. Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency: Organization 5
  • 6. Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency: Services Available to Veterans • One Stop Shop – Michigan Veterans Resource Service Center • MichiganVeterans.com • 1-800- MICH-VET • Michigan Veterans Trust Fund – Benefits Counseling • A geographically dispersed network of accredited service officers • 205 service officers statewide (county, VSO, state) – Education • Veteran Resource Representatives (University and College Campuses) • Veteran Friendly Educators – Employment • Accelerating the pathway from service to career • Veteran Friendly Employers – Healthcare • Increase awareness of service connected health issues - presumptive diseases, PTS • Break down the barriers that prevent Veterans from receiving healthcare – Quality of life • Veteran Justice – Treatment Courts • Woman Veteran Programs • Michigan Veterans Health System – D. J. Jacobetti and Grand Rapids Homes for Veterans • Community Pilots – Veterans Community Action Teams (VCAT) 6
  • 7. MVAA Initiatives & Programs: the Numbers 7
  • 8. MVAA Priority: Increase Rate of Fully Developed Claims 8
  • 9. MVAA Priority: Improve Per Capita GDX in Michigan 9
  • 10. Michigan Veteran Community Action Teams Community Pilots • Two initial Michigan Veteran Community Action Teams (MiVCAT) pilots in 2013 – Regions 4 and 10 • Four pilots were initiated earlier this year – Regions 5, 6, 7, and 9 • Expanding in FY16 – Regions 1, 2, 3, and 8 • Connect service partners together to improve coordination and collaboration • “No Wrong Door” • Community directed goals and objectives 10
  • 11. What are MVAA’s Plans? 11 MVAA plans are to: • Implement the no wrong door concept among State agencies • Assist the regions with support to increase and sustain collaboration efforts among service providers at the federal, state and local levels • Increase Veteran engagement through the Michigan Veteran Resource Service Center, providing local referrals to VCAT members to Veterans and family members who connect • Establish a Regional Coordinator who acts as the liaison from the MVAA to federal, state and local Veteran support organizations and serves as a member of the VCAT leadership team as the MVAA representative
  • 12. Veterans in MI The Need • Michigan is home to the 11th largest Veterans population in the country • Michigan Veterans receive capita federal spending ranked at 48th out of 53 states and territories • Additional resources will be required to help Veterans find employment as thousands of them return home to Michigan annually for the next few years • A lot of the younger Veterans are having a hard time transferring their skills to civilian workplaces • Veterans nationwide are doing better than those in Michigan. In 2014 the national unemployment rate for Vets was 6.2% and the unemployment rate for Michigan Vets was 7.3% as reported in the most recent American Community Survey (2013) • More than half of Michigan’s 658,469 Veterans are not officially counted in the labor force. Only about 44 percent of our Veterans are in the workforce 12
  • 13. Michigan’s Veteran Population Some Basics 13 Michigan’s Veteran population is one of the largest in the United States, ranking 11th in 2014
  • 14. Michigan’s Veteran Population Some Basics The U.S. Veteran population is older than the general U.S. population. In Michigan, nearly three quarters of Veterans are aged 55 or older. 14
  • 15. Michigan’s Veteran Population Era of Service Michigan’s Veteran population is older than that of the U.S. Veteran population as a whole, with a significantly higher proportion of Vietnam Veterans residing in the state. 15
  • 16. Veteran Population by County Region 1 16
  • 17. GDX 2014 Growth in Region 1 17
  • 18. GDX Total and by Category of Spending Region 1 18
  • 19. Era of Service 19 Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2009-2013 7.69% 13.16% 37.57% 13.06% 9.72% 19% Percent of Veterans By Era of Service in Region 1 Post 9/11 Gulf War I Era Vietnam Era Korean War Era WW II Other
  • 20. 20 Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2009-2013 6% 21% 25% 23% 25% 30% 34% 18% 11% 8% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 18 to 34 years 35 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 and up Percentofpopulationineachagegroup Age groups Percent Distribution of Veteran and Non-Veteran Adults by Age Group in Region 1 Veterans Non- veterans
  • 21. 21Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2009-2013 9% 37% 35% 19% 9% 39% 31% 21% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Less than high school High school graduate Some college Bachelor's degree or higher Percentofpopulationineachcategory Educational attainment Percent Distribution of Veterans and Non-Veterans Age 25 and Over by Educational Attainment in Region 1 Veterans Non- veterans
  • 22. Region 1 Economic and Social Indicators 22 Indicator Veterans Non-veterans Unemployment rate 12% 10% Experienced poverty-level income in the past 12 months (age 18 and over) 8% 17% Has some kind of disability 31% 17% Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2009-2013
  • 23. Altarum Institute & VCAT As a 501c3 non-profit institute, Altarum has a mission to serve 23 •Altarum Institute •Organizational overview – health systems research and consulting organization •Mission – Altarum serves the public good by solving complex systems’ problems to improve human health through research, technology, and consulting •Veterans Community Action Teams •VCAT was developed in 2008 by Altarum Institute as part of an internally-funded Research & Development initiative •Altarum Institute was selected to create the MiVCAT Coalitions in San Antonio, TX and San Diego, CA were guided by the VCAT Model and are sustained by local Veteran leadership today
  • 24. VCAT Vision T To develop a Veteran services system of care, characterized by a comprehensive network of service providers, empowered with processes, information and tools, effectively ensuring that all Veterans who these providers encounter are accurately and quickly connected to the appropriate service provider(s) and completely served
  • 25. Project Objectives Create a sustainable community collaborative, effectively implementing the “no-wrong-door” concept supporting Veterans and their families* Complete a community assessment of needs, challenges, experiences, and recommendations for working collaboratively to serve Veterans Achieve progress in effective collaboration and delivery of services along with benefits to Veterans *The term “Veterans” will be used to mean “Veterans and their families” from here forward.
  • 26. Connect and Organize • Identify and connect service providers • Expand network – “friend of a friend” approach • Create VCAT structure • Leadership • Workgroups Educate and Network • Share information about available services • Look within the network for services that complement each other Serve Veterans • Leverage network connections in serving Veterans • No Wrong Door • Warm handoff Work together to: • Improve services by combining resources and • Close gaps where Veterans are not served effectively The VCAT Operational Process
  • 27. VCAT Planning - Maturity Steps From Stand Alone: “My organization is doing this…” To Collaboration: “My organization is doing this and you are invited…” To Coordination: “What should we do and how should we do it?” To Integration: “What are we doing collectively and using the same processes and tools?”
  • 29. MiVCAT - Process 29 Form and Advance a VCAT Network • Assemble, expand and sustain a regional collaborative of community organizations to implement the “no-wrong-door” concept supporting Veterans Conduct Community Assessment • Provide decision support inputs to leaders for improving the Veterans service system Facilitate Providers Working Together • Provide an automated collaboration environment for providers to work within - Podio Conduct Veterans Leadership Forum • Conduct community-wide strategic planning, culmination with the engagement of working groups
  • 30. Community Assessment Altarum is conducting a community assessment in your region to compile information about the needs of Veterans, the gaps in service delivery, and areas of opportunity that exist within the region to work together to improve the well-being of Veterans and their families Sources of information include: • Today’s breakout sessions • Service provider online survey • Service provider interviews • Veteran focus groups A huge source of information is YOU! 30
  • 31. The Process: Focusing on Challenges and Solutions Today will be your first opportunity to participate in the community assessment! You can discuss challenges that service providers face in this region as well as potential solutions. Information shared will be instrumental in identifying gaps and areas of opportunity to guide the rest of the community assessment. 31
  • 32. The Process: Service Provider Online Survey An online survey will be sent to all of you here today, as well as other key service providers in the region. You’ll receive the survey in 1-2 days, and it will take about 30 minutes to complete. The survey asks questions about the services you provide, your network, and challenges you face in the region. 32
  • 33. The Process: Service Provider Interviews Altarum staff will be conducting interviews with key informants in the region. Interviews will be conducted within the next 1-2 months by phone or in-person. These interviews will enhance findings from today. 33
  • 34. The Process: Veteran Focus Groups Altarum staff will conduct focus groups with Veterans in this region. The goal is to identify specific challenges that Veterans face with service-delivery, as well as unmet needs. We will need your help in recruiting Veterans! There is a $50 incentive for Veterans to participate. Be on the lookout for more information early next year. 34
  • 35. What is going to be done with the information? It is going to be summarized and shared with the community at the Veterans Leadership Forum (VLF) in Spring 2016 35
  • 36. How can assessments like this be used? Community assessments in West Michigan and Detroit Metro raised concerns as how effective job fairs have been for Veterans. I see Vets that go through it [job fairs] and have nervous breakdowns, walking in because it is overwhelming, nowhere to start, no welcoming committee, [no one says] “Hey is this your first time at a job fair?” Never even hear that. OEF/OIF Veteran Coalitions have begun having discussions about how to make job fairs or resource fairs more Veteran friendly. Coalition members can work together to create more effective job fairs in their region. They can develop a protocol for welcoming Veterans and finding out why they came and ask job fair sponsors to follow it while providing volunteer support to make it happen. 36
  • 39. Wrap-up/Next Steps 39 The community will be able to build on the work of this meeting by working together to address the issues identified today Altarum will work with you to complete the community assessment and share what is found so it can inform your work How will the MiVCAT project help your community? • Providers will learn about additional resources to help serve Veterans • Providers will establish new working relationships with other providers • Providers will have an opportunity to serve more Veterans or gain additional support if they already have too many Veterans to serve • Thorough community work groups that will be created, providers will be able to fill service gaps working together