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FRIDAY MARCH 11 2016 1CFACEBOOK.COM/IDAHOSTATESMAN TWITTER.COM/IDAHOSTATESMANIDAHOSTATESMAN.COM Depth GOP CHOOSES TO HAVECLOSED PRESIDENTIALPRIMARY, SO IT SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT 2C GUEST OPINION I nstead of waiting for home- less veterans to walk through the doors of the Veterans Affairs offices on River Street, Bryan Bumgarner, an outreach specialist for the homeless veteran program, is bringing services to them. Bumgarner is part of a new partnership that began March 7 between Veterans Affairs and the Boise Public Library. Every Monday morning, Bumgarner will be available to meet with homeless veterans in a private room at the main branch Downtown. goal is to con- nect as many homeless veterans as possible to much-needed services, including medical care and housing assistance through the VA. On his first morning, he met with three homeless veter- ans.

It was a quiet start, but a hopeful one. In many cases, homeless veterans are not aware that help is available. Sometimes, said Bumgarner, pride keeps them from asking for help. The new low-key, informal outreach at the library is meant to the bar for accessibil- he said. have misconcep- tions.

That they have to be com- bat vets, or have to have served for 20 years to be eligible for he said. He tells the story of one Boise veteran he helped who was living in his car and paying $400 a month for prescription medication. The veterans realize he was eligible for med- ical care through the VA. definitely been able to make improvements for said Bumgarner, son of a Vietnam veteran who was wounded in combat. Even if Bumgarner finds veterans who are not eligible for VA benefits, he can help get them and their families con- nected to other services such as the Supportive Services for Veterans Families, a program at El-Ada Community Action Partnership, THE FIRST STEP IS FINDING THEM The new program seeks to build on similar outreach efforts to a population that can be diffi- cult to reach.

Homeless veter- ans might not have phones or regular schedules. Bumgarner frequently visited Cooper Court, the camp near Interfaith Sanctu- ary that was broken up in De- cember. He often visits Corpus Christi Day Shelter to find vet- erans as well as River of Life, the Boise Rescue Mission shel- ter across the street from his office. think this kind of outreach is a great idea. Anything the VA can do to make contact and help veterans take advantage of the benefits said KYLE GREEN Every Monday morning, Bryan Bumgarner, homeless veteran outreach specialist, will meet with veterans to help connect them with essential VA services such as housing and medical care.

The idea is to create a safe, nonintimidating place for homeless veterans to come and find out if they're eligible for help. Many are and don't know it. HOMELESSNESS VA, Boise library team to find homeless veterans The VA wants to help those who served connect to benefits owed The library offers a comfortable, nonintimidating atmosphere Homelessness continues to plague veterans, even those with housing vouchers in-hand BY ANNA WEBB SEE HOMELESS VETS, 4C I SEE MY DAD GETTING GOOD CARE THROUGH THE VA, I WANTTO MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS WHO SERVED LIKE HIM GET THE SAME KIND OF CARE. Bryan Bumgarner, homeless veteran outreach SAN FRANCISCO Amazon Web Services, a globe-spanning cloud computing network that is part of the online retailing giant Amazon, has rapidly become one of the most powerful forces in tech- nology. It has also become a target for poachers.

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