Assemblymember Landon Dais is making a statewide push to end poverty among veterans, especially among Black and Brown veterans, who are more prone to experience homelessness and unemployment after their service. There are about 67,000 Black veterans in the state, which is about 11% of the state’s veteran population, said VDC. Ariama C. Long photosDais holds “end veteran poverty” community event at Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx on Tuesday, September 30. Veteran Thomas Sheppard speaks about ending veteran poverty. We can never thank our veterans enough.”In terms of service era, the VDC reported that a majority of New York’s World War II and Korean War veterans are dwindling.