Boston's Commitment to Our Veterans

Mayor Menino has a strong and accomplished record of support to our city’s veterans. Just a week after 9/11, the Mayor signed an executive order making Boston the first city in the country to provide city employees who are called to active duty with a pay deferential - ensuring that these brave public servants receive the difference between their city salary and their military salary.

Mayor Menino has also successfully lobbied to increase annual annuities for disabled veterans and Gold Star Parents, Wives and Mothers. The Mayor’s Office of Jobs and Community Services funds programs that train returning veterans. The Mayor’s Chief of Human Services, Larry Mayes, is working with the Commissioner of Veterans’ Services, Gene Vaillancourt, to reach out to veterans returning to Boston and assess their needs.

Mayor Menino is working with non-profit organizations around the city to increase housing opportunities and provide a roof over the heads of homeless veterans. Mayor Menino will continue to work hard to make sure that veterans get connected to all the services that are available to them.