Senate Bill 172 requires school districts to teach students about the sacrifices of veterans. This will make it easier for veterans to get into the schools to mentor and teach students, especially around Veterans Day and Memorial Day. We hope to place these flags and plaques at the rest stops by this fall. Senate Bill 1220 creates a new Florida Commission on the Homeless. The Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs is named as an ex-officio member of the new Homeless Commission to represent veterans interests.
Homelessness is a big concern in the veterans community.
Estimates are that about one-third of the adult homeless population has served their country in the Armed Services, so it is crucial that any discussion of this important problem affecting our state include discussion of veterans. Senate Bill 294 officially designating the Pembroke Pines Veterans Nursing Home as the Alexander Sandy Nininger, Jr., State Veterans Nursing Home. First Lieutenant Sandy Nininger was a Ft. Lauderdale native who received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in the Philippines on January 12, 1942. Articles cover relevant topics of interest to older adults, such as state and federal legislation, health issues, volunteer opportunities, calendar of events which focus on elders, services and programs featured in a particular area of the state, and consumer issues.