March 29, 2016

Report: Transportation Issues Hinder DFW Veterans

Featuring Katherine Kidder

Source: Texas Tribune

Journalist Alana Rocha

For many North Texas veterans, lack of transportation is one of the main impediments to accessing services, getting medical care or holding jobs, according to an extensive survey released Tuesday by a coalition of nonprofits that serve veterans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Texas attracts veterans from across the country with its generous education benefits and flourishing job market, and more than 1.6 million currently call the Lone Star State home, about a quarter living in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. 

Read the full article in the Texas Tribune.

Authors

  • Katherine Kidder

    Former Fellow, Military, Veterans, and Society Program

    Katherine Kidder was a former Fellow in the Military, Veterans, and Society Program and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). In that capacity, she led the CNAS Rebui...