Happy Friday, team
Kudos this week to Khalid Shafi, Charles Robinson, Gregory Howard, & Eddie McMillian for the food distribution trip Wednesday, noting an especially long line of trucks when they loaded up in Quincy.
Thursday’s Legal Clinic again featured several Veterans volunteering, even though their court-ordered community service requirements have already been completed! (Charles, Shane, Khalid, Chris see Shane pictured with Margaret in the welcoming area). In all, our Legal Clinic worked with 16 Veterans and family members, plus 2 Vets by phone/email, at American Legion Post 13, Lk Ella. Our volunteer team again totaled 18, including 4 attorneys. Khalid, Kathy, & Margaret volunteered with Susie for the admin support today (front desk and computer records table). We answered various legal questions (housing, civil, Driver’s licenses, crypto fraud, family law, Veteran benefits, etc.) and made referrals to specialists in supportive law firms around town and around the state.) The next Leon Veterans Treatment Court session is Monday, September 8, 3 pm in the downtown Courthouse, Courtroom 2E.
Please consider coming to observe/ maybe becoming a Veteran Mentor for the Vets working their way through the program and recovery. TVLC also added a comprehensive legal research tool this week for our VA-accredited attorneys in order to more thoroughly assist in questions about VA benefits. Plans are progressing in organizing for the Poker Run here to benefit the Tallahassee Civic Chorale, who are sharing the proceeds with TVLC.
Save the date: Saturday, October 18. Let us know if you can join in, helping us host the several stops for the Riders that day! This will help TVLC continue to help with Driver’s License Reinstatement’s, as well as gas money for the weekly food distribution. Volunteer Veterans pick up the food in Quincy and deliver to Vet Village, Homefront, and other Hud Vash low-income locations where Veterans live!
What else?
Thank you,
Dan Hendrickson, for the Tallahassee Veterans Legal Collaborative