Governor Bentley Announces New Website to Help Alabama Veterans

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, right, and state Rep. Bill Poole, beside Gov. Bentley, and others during the singing of the National Anthem on Veterans Day in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, right, and state Rep. Bill Poole, beside Gov. Bentley, and others during the singing of the National Anthem on Veterans Day in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

MONTGOMERY (Governor’s Office) – Governor Robert Bentley is proud to announce a new online tool for Alabama’s veterans and their families. The Alabama Executive Veterans Network (AlaVetNet) has established a website that will serve as a repository for resources, providing a mechanism for veterans to find the services they need in a much faster and more user-friendly manner.

“Alabama is a proud pro-military state, and we appreciate the sacrifice of our brave service men and women, and we owe it to them to ensure they are receiving the help they need in a timely manner,” Governor Bentley said. “Eight-percent of Alabamians serve in the military and the new AlaVetNet website will provide a one-stop-shop to assist veterans and their families in locating the variety of services available.”

Governor Bentley established AlaVetNet through Executive Order 42 in December 2013, which brought nonprofits, state agencies and businesses together in a central forum to collaborate and develop cohesive policies that best serve Alabama veterans. The goal of AlaVetNet is to use the existing resources available and explore opportunities to expand the services. The committee developed a long-range plan for a unified, statewide system for the delivery of services aimed at helping those who served in the military.

“I am very grateful and humbled to serve as co-chair of AlaVetNet, Alabama Department of Mental Health Commissioner James Perdue said. “I applaud Governor Bentley for his vision, leadership and his unwavering commitment to provide the finest programs and services to Alabama’s service members and their families.”

AlaVetNet is organized into six committees representing the functional areas of Education, Employment, Homelessness, Family Services, Legal and Behavioral Health. Each Committee is led by a Chair and two Co-Chairs representing State agencies or well-established nonprofits.

“I am really proud of the AlaVetNet team, and I am excited about this website as it will help better fulfill our primary goal of connecting veterans to available resources and services throughout our great veteran friendly state,” Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Clyde Marsh said. “The importance of this website is that it contains useful information that is easy to access from the comfort of a home, office or mobile device such as medical care facilities, locations to file veterans claims, and points of contact for those that in the most distress and need to reach a suicide hotline.”

“As the Military Stability Commission Chair, I applaud the efforts here in Alabama to provide services to our veterans,” Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey said. “The new Alabama Veterans Executive Network website is a reflection of our State’s commitment to the military and their families.”

Caring for Alabama Veterans is a key part of Governor Bentley’s Great State 2019 Strategic Plan. Visit AlaVetNet’s new website at AlaVetNet.Alabama.gov.

 

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