INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to engage more Indianapolis veterans and connect them to needed services, Mayor Joe Hogsett introduced two new Veteran Services Officers (VSOs) today. Bryan Schmidt and Greg Stevens will help veterans gain access to healthcare and wraparound services and will work under the direction of Matt Hall in the Office of Veteran Services.
The Office of Veteran Services supports veterans in Marion County by giving them a direct line to the Mayor’s Office. The two new VSOs are also tasked with assisting with a variety of issues facing veterans, including finding a permanent solution to homelessness, and facilitating access to transportation and mobility, healthcare, and compensation and pension benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs.
VSOs Bryan Schmidt and Greg Stevens will spend most of their office hours out in the community, bringing services and information directly to veterans within Marion County. They will also coordinate efforts to attract veterans to Indianapolis and retain them as residents.
Office hours and locations for Officers Schmidt and Stevens are posted on the City’s website, my.indy.gov. Contact email for both VSOs is veteranservices@indy.gov; phone contact is 317-327-VETS.