Veterans Treatment Assistance Corps
Veterans Treatment Assistance Corps is a tax-exempt public charity (federal tax ID #85-4190881). All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.
VTAC is a group of veterans and community volunteers that assist our judicially involved veterans in crisis to take steps that positively improve their well being.
Why Support VTC
The financial benefit of treatment courts is significant.
- A New York study showed by diverting 18,000 individuals to treatment court, the state saved approximately $254 million in incarceration costs alone.
- National Institute of Justice calculated an average savings per person of $2328.89 was achieved by utilizing a treatment court vs. the traditional court model.
- A California study estimated that nationally treatment courts save taxpayers $90 million annually.
The long term benefits to society such as less crime, more employed individuals, less need of government assistance, and fewer people contributing to the drug industry and more to the economy are immeasurable.