April 2018

MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS

Our Mission To End Veteran Homelessness in Minnesota Our Vision To provide assistance throughout Minnesota to Veterans and their families who are homeless or experiencing other life crises leading to homelessness

Message from Sara Sommarstrom, Vetlaw Director

As spring finally arrives in Minnesota, the Vetlaw team’s travel schedule picks up and we find ourselves hitting the road to hold legal clinics across greater Minnesota. In addition to admiring the wide variety of Minnesota’s landscapes, traversing the state gives us time to reflect on our work and the incredible commitment of our volunteers and community partners. We literally cannot do this work without them, and without your support. In April alone, Vetlaw served 176 veterans at four legal clinics and responded to more than 60 requests for legal assistance from our home base in Minneapolis. Whether you give time, money, or participate in other ways, understand that you are an integral part of Ending Veteran Homelessness in Minnesota – and together I am confident that we will succeed.

‌	Sara Sommarstrom Vetlaw Director Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans Office: 651-224-0292 Email: ssommarstrom@mac-v.org

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Partnership Creates Womens Home

On April 26th, MACV, in partnership with the Builders Association of the Twin Cities Foundation and Lennar, broke ground on a home with the focus of serving homeless female Veterans. This is the second home resulting from our partnership, and will have a long lasting legacy of serving Veterans in our community. To find out more about how you can partner with MACV to end Veteran homelessness, please visit our website or contact our office directly.

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) | Phone 833-222-MACV (6228)   | mac-v@mac-v.org

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April 2018 Highlights

North Region On April 25th, MACV hosted our 3rd Stand Down in Fergus Falls. This event was done in partnership with the Otter Tail County Veteran Service Office and its team of incredible people. Together we greeted and provided assistance to 122 Veterans throughout the day. We welcomed over 40 providers and one Veteran who was sleeping on his friends couch said "Thanks for putting this event on, I had no idea there were this many resources for Veterans out there!" A special thanks to Charlie, Otter Tail Veterans Service Officer, and his team for their huge commitment to the success of this event.

Metro Region

The Mission Continues along with volunteers from the Target Group and St. Thomas did incredible demo work on our Structured Independent Living (SIL) home in April. Improving our existing homes is one way our partners help MACV end Veteran Homelessness. A special thank you to the team! To know more about how you can adopt or sponsor a MACV home, please email us directly or view our MACV Handouts. View MACV Handouts

South Region A very special thanks to Tee It Up for the Troops for their generous donation of $2,500. This money will be used to directly assist homeless Veterans or Veterans at risk of becoming homeless. Consider making a donation today to help us end Veteran homelessness in Minnesota by clicking here

MEET OUR TEAM

J.P. Pawluk BOARD MEMBER J.P. (Jon) Pawluk is a retired Army Reserve Major and a Desert Storm Veteran. In addition to serving on the MACV board, J.P. is the Chairman of the Golden Valley Environmental Commission, a member of the Ridgedale YMCA Community Board, and a member of the Property and Facilities Committee of the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis. J.P. currently works for McGough construction which is a Yellow Ribbon Company. Pictured here is J.P. at the mile 10 mark of the 2018 Annual Bataan Memorial Death March which is a challenging 26.2 mile march through the high desert terrain of the White Sands Middle Range in New Mexico. The march is conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II. Congratulations J.P on completing this tough event and we are proud to have you as a board member on our team!

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