This month, we are joined by Sean Clark, National Director for Veterans Justice Programs and Madolyn Gingell, National Coordinator for Legal Services for Veterans to learn about why it\u2019s important to help Veterans get their \u201csecond chance\u201d. Our guests talk about what justice involvement is, how past incarceration can impact Veterans\u2019 risk for homelessness, and what VA is doing about it.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.Find your nearest VA:https://www.va.gov/find-locations
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP12.pdf ===============================
Learn more about VA resources to help homeless Veterans:https://www.va.gov/homeless
Find your nearest Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist:https://www.va.gov/homeless/vjo.asp
Find your nearest legal clinic via VA\u2019s Office of General Counsel:https://www.va.gov/ogc/legalservices.asp
Learn more about Veterans Reentry Search Service (VRSS):https://vrss.va.gov/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKilRc8prBc
Learn more about VA\u2019s Status Query and Response Exchange System (SQUARES): https://www.va.gov/homeless/squares
Learn more about VA\u2019s Legal Services for Veterans program:https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/LSV.asp
Check Out Stateside Legal\u2019s resources:
https://www.statesidelegal.org/finding-legal-help
Check out the American Bar Association\u2019s Military Pro Bono Project:https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_services/milvets/initiatives/