1410-0012 Veterans' Outreach Centers Including Homeless Shelters

For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that said outreach centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam war era veterans who may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of such veterans; provided further, that said outreach centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of those veterans; provided further, that the executive office of veterans' services shall make a payment of not less than the amount appropriated for each outreach center funded by this item in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for clinical care, education and training in veterans' mental and behavioral health issues, including post--traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder and suicide prevention administered by the Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Veterans Inc. to expand its behavioral health programming and create low--barrier access to treatment for persons at the Worcester housing programs, and that these funds shall be in addition to funds available for its outreach center; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to The Veteran's Kitchen of Fall River, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to the South Attleboro Lions Club, Inc. for costs associated with their wheelchair ramp project; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for the purpose of communications and systems upgrades; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the New England Brain Sciences Institute, Inc. to deliver cutting--edge brain treatment to veterans and first responders; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Veterans Oral History Project in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to VFW Post 1645 and American Legion Post 89 combined in the town of Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Springfield Veterans First (NABVET) Outreach Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Project New Hope Incorporated for initiatives related to veteran outreach, community engagement in the town of Leicester, and wellness programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Bilingual Veterans Outreach Centers of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Springfield for a city of Pittsfield caseworker; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for supportive housing programs and operational functions; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Abraham Lincoln Post 11 in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for facility upgrades and maintenance; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Brave for Veterans, Inc. to support research programs benefiting veterans in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to New England Wounded Veterans, Inc. for the development of the East Boston Veterans Museum; provided further, that not later than March 26, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing for each outreach center receiving funds under this item: (i) the number of veterans served annually; (ii) the cost and types of programs, including evidence--based or evidence--informed programs, offered to veterans; and (iii) a 5--year spending plan or outline that shall include a summary of the implementation or further development of evidence--based programs and program evaluation; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Veterans' Association of Bristol County, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to the town of Carver for a wheelchair--accessible shuttle bus for veterans; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Bilingual Veterans Outreach Center of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Springfield for the administration of veteran services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America to aid veterans filing claims for medical and financial benefits; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the operations of Veterans Inc. for services to veterans, including, but not limited to, employment training and substance use treatment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Operation Troop Support, Inc. in the town of Danvers to support the production and distribution of care packages to deployed United States military personnel; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Fishing for the Mission '22, Inc. to assist veterans in crisis through healing, community, resources, advocacy and support; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Frank M. Noyes V.F.W. Post 8892, Inc. in the town of Avon for necessary infrastructure repairs to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements for veterans and the general public