Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth – Cole Harbour, announced funding for Veteran Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS Canada) from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund.

“Our government is proud to support VETS Canada and their A Beacon of Hope program, which connects homeless Veterans with fellow Veterans and helps them get back on their feet. This is exactly what our Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund is all about: innovative projects that helps to make life better for Canada’s Veterans.”

Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence

“This funding will provide a significant boost to our efforts to change the lives of Veterans in crisis. VETS Canada is dedicated to Veterans and their families. They are the reason we do what we do.”

Debbie and Jim Lowther, VETS Canada

• The Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund supports research projects and innovative initiatives tailored to improving the well-being of Veterans and their families.

• In 2017, the Government of Canada announced an investment in the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund and Veterans Affairs Canada awarded $3 million to recipients in 2018-19.

• VETS Canada was founded in 2010 by Veteran Jim Lowther as a way to help fellow Veterans who were homeless, unemployed and/or at risk of suicide.

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Associated links

• VETS Canada
• Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund – Frequently Asked Questions

Media Relations
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Alex Wellstead
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Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
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