PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced the launch of RIServes Monday, a coordinated network of more than 35 agencies and providers to assist active-duty service members, veterans and their families in finding services they need in Rhode Island.
The network includes public, private and nonprofit organizations.
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RIServes will be supported by a web-based technology platform from UniteUs to connect service members and veterans with services such as health care, housing, education, job training, and legal and financial counseling.
“When we first started on this journey, our Governor asked me to stand up an office that will be an effective coordination center, a central point of access and intake for veterans and their families,” said R.I. Office of Veterans Affairs Director Kasim Yarn, the state’s first director of veterans affairs, in a statement. “She told me that we are committed to ensuring EVERY veteran has a chance to make it here in Rhode Island. With all of our community partners, coming together as a team under the RIServes banner, we are now in a position to be that central hub for our veterans’ community. This is a big day for us.”
The RIServes network is part of the national AmericaServes network administered by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University. Rhode Island is the 12th network across the country in the AmericaServes network model.
“We must do everything we can to serve those who served us,” Raimondo said in a statement. “We made progress last year by hiring two case managers under Director Yarn, but I knew we needed to do more. With RIServes, we’re taking the next step. This network brings together federal, state, local, and community agencies to work on behalf of our veterans and their families so no one gets left behind.”
Chris Bergenheim is the PBN web editor.
