Veteran organizations voice concerns with federal leaders in Kalamazoo roundtable

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Local veterans organizations met with Congressman Bill Huizenga (R – MI) and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins Thursday to discuss the challenges veterans continue to face in Southwest Michigan.

The roundtable brought together veterans service organizations, county veterans affairs offices and nonprofit leaders to share concerns ranging from housing and mental health to disability claims, access and benefits.

“We wanted to do this roundtable today to really hear from you all on what’s going on on the ground with the people that you are serving,” Huizenga told attendees…

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