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Michigan has a significant concentration of resident veterans \u2013 around 700,000.\u00a0 However, in December, it was revealed that Michigan also has the lowest percentage of veterans who utilize benefits and services available to them.<\/p>\n

According to a report released by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, only 142,260 veterans use services available to them such as health care and education resources. This number accounts for just 20% of Michigan\u2019s veteran population.<\/p>\n

\u00a0So why aren\u2019t more Michigan veterans taking advantage of these services and opportunities?<\/p>\n

The disparity can be partly attributed to poor information and lack of an organized method for distributing information about these programs.\u00a0 With no central database for this information, many veterans aren\u2019t even aware of the benefits available to them.\u00a0 Additionally, the disparity is partly due to a shortage of trained and on-staff service officers necessary to meet the needs of the growing number of veterans leaving the armed forces and taking (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michigan has a significant concentration of resident veterans \u2013 around 700,000.\u00a0 However, in December, it was revealed that Michigan also has the lowest percentage of veterans who utilize benefits and services available to them. According to a report released by…<\/span><\/p>\n

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