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Maine Points: VA Maine

Posted on March 4, 2021 by dmartignetti

Danny is joined by Jason Carter , Public Affairs Specialist with VA Maine. They go over VA Maine’s COVID-19 Vaccination roll out and how that is going.
How is the New Portland CBOC coming and when can we expect it to be complete, The Residential Rehab Treatment Program. Also, with the nation-wide increase in depression and mental health issues, we cover what VA Maine doing to combat in our Veteran population.

Important Phone #’s
HUD-VASH Wendy Thomas-Bais at 207-530-1721
Emergency Contract Shelter Robby Jones 207-620-4230
Grant & Per Diem Transitional Housing Program Susie Sampson 207-620-4050

Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, Press 1; Confidential chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net, or text to 838255

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