Kootenai County veterans services highlighted at town hall
More than 60 Kootenai County veterans and their families attended a town hall Monday night on veterans services.
KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press
Tom Freeman, director of the county’s Veterans Services Office, encouraged local veterans to reach out for services.
Tamira Barrett, a clinical social worker with the VA outpatient clinic in Coeur d’Alene, spoke to local veterans about in-home health care options.
COEUR d’ALENE — Thousands of veterans call North Idaho home.
More than 60 of them gathered Monday night at the Kootenai County Administration Building for a town-hall-style primer on the core veterans services available in this county.
At the center of discussion was the upcoming North Idaho Veterans Stand Down, an annual event offering support to homeless and disadvantaged veterans and service members. The event is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
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