About the Veteran Affairs Commission (VAC)

The Veteran Affairs Commission represents the city’s military veteran community by evaluating and recommending programs, policies, and practices designed to alleviate veterans’ difficulties in meeting basic needs, obtaining housing, employment, and comprehensive mental health assistance, and serving as a clearinghouse for information relating to the status of veterans in Dallas.

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Duties:

1. Evaluate and recommend programs, policies, and practices designed to alleviate veteran difficulty in meeting basic needs, obtaining housing, employment, and comprehensive mental health assistance.
2. Act as a clearinghouse for information relating to the status of veterans in the Dallas community.
3. Accumulate information about the needs of veterans in the Dallas community, including available services, and make recommendations to City Council regarding these needs.
4. Recommend ways to educate the community on the status of veteran rights and needs and promote awareness among the public and private sector on veterans' full potential and the importance of veteran contributions to the development of the community.
5. Identify and review the entire range of services available to veterans, and recommend ways to: 
1. Strengthen existing services and pursue new services for veterans.
2. Promote collaboration between service providers; and
3. Expand resources available to veterans.