Monterey County Fairgrounds event to provide legal aid to homeless veterans

(KRON) — The Monterey County Fairgrounds will host this year’s Homeless Veterans Stand Down occasion on June 17 and 18 to deliver authorized help to homeless veterans. The celebration, which is remaining place on by the Veterans Transition Centre, will acquire area more than two days between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

On the initial working day of the party, absolutely free legal information will be obtainable to homeless veterans. On working day two, they will be capable to see a decide who can likely adjudicate misdemeanors in their house county. The party will be comparable to past Stand Down occasions, with some exceptions.

“Due to COVID this year’s Stand Down is the similar as preceding Stand Downs but with one significant exception,” reported Stand Down Director Tom Griffin. “The most important adjustments is there are no overnights.”

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That means that homeless vets in will need of support will have to preregister at their closest Veterans Services Workplace, visit montereystanddown.org, or by contacting Marlene at 831-883-8387, extension 238.

“Once a homeless particular person will get all their misdemeanors cleared, and which is all they have, they are then eligible to get a driver’s license. What that license they could get a work and then get off the streets,” explained Kurt Schake, Government Director of the Veterans Transition Centre.

Other expert services will be made available to every homeless veteran, such as dental companies. Dentists will be donating their time to thoroughly clean tooth, correct cavities and build dentures. Clinical medical doctors will also be on obligation to enable homeless vets.

Associates from the VA will be on-hand to guide with VA claims and veterinary medical practitioners will be there to examine on animals belonging to homeless vets. All of these companies will be designed obtainable cost-free of demand to homeless veterans.

Members of the general public are invited to go to this year’s Monterey County Stand Down as a volunteer or a visitor.