FOUNTAIN — Nearly a fourth of our state's veterans live in El Paso County, according to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics.
With such a high concentration of veterans living here, many organizations are making sure they have the help they need.
VFW Post 6461 hosted a resource fair for veterans in Fountain Monday. Veterans had the chance to get information about the following:
- housing
- health care
- K-9 companions
Aaron Himes, the VFW Post 6461 Commander says they want to get younger veterans involved.
"The impact of this event is really focused on the younger generation of veterans, said Himes. "We want to get a lot of the online veteran organizations out here and represented and advertised. There's 1,100 veteran organizations within the Colorado Springs area and there's no way we can help all the veterans without working together."
Veterans and their families also received free haircuts.
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