(Boston Orange 編譯) 波士頓市議會議長愛德華費連 (Ed Flynn) 將於2023年6月23日 (週五)下午 3 點在網上 ( Zoom )舉辦城鎮會議，討論波士頓議會最近以7票對5票，通過刪減經費，公共安全服務3100萬元，以及退伍軍人服務90萬元事宜。
愛德華費連辦公室指出，這會議將把重心放在聆聽波士頓退伍軍人社區有些什麼需要，以及面對那些挑戰上，並說明波士頓市退伍軍人服務辦公室都提供那些重要服務，並解釋這些服務對退伍軍人們及軍人家屬的身體、精神健康很重要。
愛德華費連說，”當我們把軍隊送到讓他們受傷害的地方時，我們有責任在他們作為退伍軍人回來時照顧他們，了解影響他們的問題，並倡議為他們和他們的家人提供更好的照顧和支持。” “目前刪減退伍軍人服務辦公室經費 900,000 美元，將對我們的退伍軍人和軍人家庭產生毀滅性影響。 我們的退伍軍人以榮譽和勇敢為我們的國家服務，現在絕不是削減他們所依賴的服務的好時機。 作為一個城市，我們必須做得更好，以確保我們的退伍軍人和女退伍軍人能夠繼續獲得與殘疾和醫療保健福利、心理健康資源和 PTSD 支持等相關的服務。”
如需更多信息，請致電 617-635-3203 和 Ed.Flynn@Boston.gov 聯繫市議長 Flynn 的辦公室。 Council President Flynn to host Virtual Veterans Town Hall this Friday, June 23, 2023
BOSTON - Boston City Council President Ed Flynn
will host a virtual Veterans Town Hall this Friday, June 23, 2023 at 3pm on
Zoom. The Town Hall is organized in light of the City Council’s passage of the
amended FY24 budget, which voted 7-5 in favor of cutting over $31 million in
public safety services, as well as a $900,000 cut from the Office of Veterans
Services.
The Veterans Town Hall will focus on listening
to the needs of the Boston Veterans community and the challenges they face,
walk through the array of important services and benefits the City’s Office of
Veterans Services provides, and explain why these are vital to the physical,
mental well-being of our veterans, women veterans, and military families.
“When we send our military into harm’s way, we
have a duty to look after them when they return as veterans, learn about the
issues affecting them, and advocate for better care and support for them and
their families,” said Council President Flynn. “The current $900,000 cut to the
Office of Veterans Services will have a devastating impact on our veterans and
military families. Our veterans have served our country with honor and bravery,
and it is never a good time to cut services they depend on. We, as a City, must
do better to ensure that our veterans and women veterans are able to continue
to receive services related to disability and health care benefits, mental
health resources, and PTSD support, among others.”
For more information, please contact Council President Flynn’s office at 617-635-3203 and Ed.Flynn@Boston.gov.
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