CHICAGO — The Department of Veterans Affairs will cut tens of thousands of jobs and shut down an outreach program that serves veterans in several Chicago wards.
Alderman Matt Martin, 47th Ward, says he received a notice from the Chicago’s VA office Wednesday morning. It states that effective this week, the VA outreach program will not be able to serve veterans in his ward and surrounding areas.
The program is geared towards connecting veterans to healthcare and housing needs.
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“I get completely the desire to make government work better and more efficiently at all levels, including at the city level. But we don’t need to take a bus to our critical programs. That’s exactly what the Trump administration has done here. We are going to have thousands of people across Chicago who are hurt because of it,” said Ald. Martin…