3.21 Veteran-Supportive Community

<div><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;; font-size: 16px;'>In 2014 the Veterans Commission was established to advise Mayor and Council and assist City departments on veteran programs, policies, and practices designed to improve the quality of life for veterans in Tempe; educate the community on the status of veterans’ rights, needs, and contributions to the community; and recommend ways to strengthen existing services for veterans while pursuing the creation of new program and service opportunities. Additionally, the Commission develops and promotes benchmarks, as outlined by the Arizona Coalition for Military Families for assisting the City and its business community to earn recognition as “Arizona Veteran Supportive Employers”.</span><br /></div><div><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;; font-size: 16px;'><br /></span></div><div><font color='#555555' face='Open Sans, Avenir Next'><span style='font-size: 16px;'>This page provides information for the Veteran-Supportive Community Designation performance measure.</span></font><br /></div><div><br /></div>DO NOT DELETE OR MODIFY THIS ITEM. This item is managed by the ArcGIS Hub application. To make changes to this page, please visit https://tempegov.hub.arcgis.com:/overview/edit.