Veteran Docket 1 August 2025 ⚖️
TVLC
Greetings, team Whew! We just tied our record numbers for a clinic!
Yesterday featured several Veterans volunteering, even though their
court-ordered community service requirements have already been completed! In all, our walk-in Legal Clinic worked with 27 Veterans and family members, plus 4 Vets by phone, at American Legion Post 13, Lk Ella (Thursday). Our volunteer team totaled 17, including 6 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, criminal, Driver's licenses, Veteran benefits,etc.), and made
referrals to specialists in supportive law firms around town and around the
state.
Kudos this week to Khalid Shafi, David Gerourd, Gregory Howard,
Chris Bodiford, and Eddie McMillian (pictured above in front of the
People's Advocacy Center), for the food distribution Wednesday including to
Kenwood (photo), Grace Mission, Westminster Gardens, etc.
You may want to come to the Leon County Veterans Treatment Court
this next Monday ( and save the date for the next Graduation Ceremony,
Monday August 18 3pm in the Leon Courthouse). Please come observe, you may decide to become a volunteer Veteran Mentor for one or more of the Vets in the program.
Plans progress in organizing for a 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! Thank you, American Legion Post
13!
This will help TVLC continue to help with Driver's License Reinstatements,
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