State Veteran Affairs News

Lottery Set-aside Fund Would Benefit Vets

Saturday, January 30, 2016 | Category: State Veteran Affairs - Oregon

Representative Paul L. Evans of Monmouth, Oregon represents House District 20. He is an advocate for education and employment assistance, mental health care services, affordable housing, and transportation for veterans. The Oregon Legislature added nearly $1 million for County Veterans Service Officers and established a dedicated women veterans' coordinator position in 2015. He is now sponsoring legislation for a 3 percent set-aside of Oregon Lottery profits to access federal funds with the goal of leveraging potential partnerships that could tap into as much as $4 billion in dedicated veterans’ assistance not currently being used by veterans and military families.