The Veterans Advisory Fund provides emergency services to indigent veterans, their dependents, widows, widowers, and/or orphans.
It is estimated that San Juan County (SJC) has approximately 2,500 veterans, for whom the SJC Veterans Assistance Fund (VAF) has been in existence for several years. The San Juan County Council has agreed that services to Veterans shall be provided by the San Juan County Veterans’ Advisory Board, established in November 2007 by Ordinance 46-2007.
Since Oct. 19, 2015, the County has approved six confidential payments through the Veterans Assistance Fund, in amounts ranging from $90 to $671.
Prior to this agreement, services were available through recommendation and approval by a San Juan County American Legion Post, with payment for services issuing from the San Juan County Auditor. The Veterans’ Advisory Board (VAB) consists of 9 members appointed by the San Juan County Council for 2 year terms, from January 1, through December 31.
Members of the Veterans Advisory Board must be current residents of San Juan County and must be honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. military, selected from among the San Juan County Veterans’ community, and will represent as wide an array of military service as possible.
Currently, serving two-year terms on the county board are:
- Patricia Ayers — Orcas
- Michael Baker — Orcas
- Jack Cory — SJI
- Bill Cumming — SJI
- George Jackson — Orcas
- Steven Jehly — Orcas
- Jim Knych — SJI
- Shannon Plummer — SJI
- Ted Whitley, Chair — Lopez
To learn more about, call 370-7632, email veterans@sanjuanco.com or go to www.sanjuanco.com/committees/veterans
To fill out an application form, click HERE
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