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Administration and Veterans Services ProaraM <br />Veterans Services Program <br />Our local Veterans Service Officer (VSO) Timothy Paxton, and our State VSO partner Eddie Vader, <br />continue to assist Kittitas County veterans to file disability benefits claims with the Washington <br />State Department of Veteran's Affairs. Eighty-eight claims have been filed in the last two quarters, <br />and a total of $482,440.21 has been awarded to veterans as a result of these claims. This funding <br />means that more local veterans are better able to support themselves. This also means that most <br />recipients no longer qualify for the indigent veteran voucher program. <br />We area Lso starting our venture into capturing better data for our veterans and services provided. <br />We are in the early stages and working closely with Assessment Coordinator MacKenzie Carter; <br />more to come! <br />Training and Professional Development <br />Public Health Technician Nicole Paxton also attended the WSALPHO Learning Symposium and was <br />able to participate in Public Health 101 sessions. We are always thrilled with our front desk staff are <br />able to participate in trainings and expand their public health knowledge to better serve our <br />customers. <br />Passports — maybe! <br />KCPHD has applied to the United States Department of State to be able to issue passports at our <br />front desk. The Kittitas County Clerk recently ended their passport program due to lack of capacity, <br />and KCPHD hopes to be able to take over that program for the community. It is unclear, however, <br />whether we will qualify. There may be a conflict due to also issuing vital records which are required <br />in the passport application process. <br />In <br />