U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs The Center for Minority Veterans (CMV) Earl S. Newsome, III Deputy Director Central Texas African American Family Support Conference February 9, 2017
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Background November 1994, Public Law 103-446 required SECVA to create Center for Minority Veterans (CMV) and established the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans (ACMV). CMV serves as principal advisor to SECVA on adoption and implementation of policies and programs affecting minority Veterans. CMV serves: African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians), Pacific Islanders, and women Veterans who are minority group members.
Center for Minority Veterans Organization Chart Secretary Deputy Secretary Chief of Staff Barbara Ward CMV Director Earl S. Newsome III CMV Deputy Director D Andrea Jacobs Program Assistant Margaret D. Wright Sr. Program Analyst African American Veteran Liaison Juanita J. Mullen Program Analyst American Indian Veterans Liaison Dwayne E. Campbell Program Analyst Hispanic Veterans Liaison Ron M. Sagudan Program Analyst Native Hawaiian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Veterans Liaison
What We Do Educate Veterans, their families and survivors through targeted outreach and effective advocacy. Promote the use of VA programs, benefits, and services for minority Veterans. Disseminate information and provide culturally relevant programs that enhance Veteran-centric services to minority Veterans (*men & women).
Active Duty Demographics (2010) 4% 1% 0% 5% 11% 16% 63% White Black Hispanic Asian AIAN NHPI Other Source: DMDC Date Active Duty Personnel Master File 2012 (Sept 2012) 2012 Demographic s Profile of the Military Community
Active Duty Women by Race White Black Asian Mixed/Other Hispanic Civilian Women 18-44 Active Duty Military Men Active Duty Military Women 0 20 40 60 80 Note: All Racial groups represent their Hispanic and non-hispanic components combined. Hispanic are any race. Unknown race not shown Source: Department of Defense Population Representation in the Military Forces, FY 2010.
Veterans Demographics 2014 White Black Hispanic Asian AIAN NHPI Other 1% 1% 6% 0% 3% 12% 77% Note: Categories are mutually exclusive. Black and All other races are not Hispanic. All other races includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Other (Some other Race and Two or more Races). Source: Office of the Actuary, Veteran Population Projections Model (VetPop2014), Table 3L
Projected Veteran Population 2043 White Black Hispanic AIAN Asian NHPI Other 1% 0% 2% 7% 12% 14% 64% Increasing Diversity in Veterans Population Note: Categories are mutually exclusive. Black and All other races are not Hispanic. All other races includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Other (Some other Race and Two or more Races). Source: Office of the Actuary, Veteran Population Projections Model (VetPop2014), Table 3L
Women Veterans Diversity Women Veteran patients were much more heterogeneous on race/ethnicity than their male counterparts: 39% of women vs. 23% of men had a racial/ethnic minority background. Overall, 39% of all women Veteran VHA patients in FY12 represented a racial/ethnic minority group; 29% of women Veteran patients were Black/African American and 6% were Hispanic. An additional 1% of women Veteran patients in FY12 identified as American Indian/Alaska Native, 1% as Asian, and 1% as Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander.
Minority Veterans Challenges Chronic Diseases Awareness of VA Benefits Minority Veterans Unemployment Homelessness
Awareness Levels of VA Benefits and Services African American Veterans Aware Not Aware Hispanic/ Latino Veterans Aware Not Aware 41.6% 47.6% 58.4% 53%
Review of VA Programs Health Care Home Loans Women Health Presumptive Disability Auto and Special Adaptive Grants Education-Training Memorial Benefits Burial & Plot Internment Allowance Presidential Memorial Certificates Memorial Medallions Burial Flag VA Pension Disability Compensation Fiduciary Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Spouses-Dependents-Survivors Individual Unemployability Special Adaptive Housing Grants ebenefits eclaim- Fully Developed Claim
CMV Outreach Partners
Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Minority Veterans 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W. (OOM) Washington, D.C. 20420 202-461-6191 Director: Barbara Ward http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/index.asp