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Alabama Department Of Veterans Affairs (ADVA)
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs administers programs to aid Alabama’s military veterans and families, and provides free assistance and advocacy for Alabama veterans seeking benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Alabama has a long history of caring for its military veterans, dating from the Civil War. In 1927 Alabama established the State Service Commission to assist veterans with claiming benefits and other services for which their military service made them eligible. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) was an outgrowth of the Commission, created to meet the needs of a growing number of military veterans. With the expansion of federal veterans benefits and thousands of veterans returning to Alabama …show more content…
Additional sources of funding include federal grants for veterans’ homes and cemeteries, and private donations. The Department was originally funded with $350,000 for annual operations, and in 2015 the total budget for the ADVA in 2015 was over $100 million. The ADVA funded over 15,000 students attending higher education in 2015 with over $52 million in direct student aid. The Department also spent $29 million for the operation of Alabama’s four veterans’ homes. Additionally, in 2015, the ADVA assisted Alabama veterans in receiving over $3 billion in federal …show more content…
To date, there are over twenty operational courts providing assistance to veterans. The Task Force was also recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) for excellence in service to veterans. In 2014, the Department also established a Homeless Veterans Program to assist homeless and at-risk veterans and their families in gaining the resources for adequate housing. In 2012, the ADVA, with assistance of federal VA grants, built the Alabama State Memorial Veterans Cemetery at Spanish Fort. The cemetery includes over 2700 burial sites on 120 acres. Spouses of veterans and eligible children may also be eligible for burial. The ADVA has experienced budget cuts from the General Fund in recent years. While in 1945 offices were located in all 67 counties, the ADVA currently operates 50 offices. The Veterans Service Officers split time between offices during the week with some offices providing direct services as little as one day a week. A total of 17 county offices were closed in 2012. While full services remain available on open days, the distance veterans may be required to travel have increased since 1945 when it was estimated that no matter where a veteran lived in Alabama they would be no further than 15 miles from the nearest ADVA
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