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Podcast: Connecting Iowa's Veterans With Available Services

In this podcast of an IowaWatch Connection program that aired on radio stations Aug. 11-13 -- before veterans day at the 2017 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines -- we hear from those whose jobs are to help veterans and tell their stories.

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Podcast: Connecting Iowa's Veterans With Available Services
The lobby at the former Veterans Administration Homeless Outreach Center facility in Rock Island, Illinois, on June 9, 2016, before the facility moved to another location.


We’ve previously learned first-hand accounts of veterans who had difficulty reintegrating into society.

IowaWatch has reported that getting an accurate count of homeless veterans in Iowa is difficult, and why. Moreover, some homeless veterans in the state are not connecting with available services.

In this podcast of an IowaWatch Connection program that aired on radio stations Aug. 11-13 — before veterans day at the 2017 Iowa State Fair — we hear from those whose jobs are to help veterans and tell their stories.

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