Q&A
Council Member Holden discusses DHS policies and donation challenges with Timothy Pena
2:23:33
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Council Member Robert Holden engages in a discussion with Timothy Pena about the difficulties faced when trying to donate items to veterans at Borden Avenue shelter. Holden shares his personal experience of encountering similar issues with DHS policies.
- Holden recounts an incident where veterans were required to sign disclaimers to donate coats and other items
- He mentions that many veterans refused to sign the disclaimer, resulting in them having to leave without donating
- The discussion highlights the frustration with DHS policies that hinder veteran support efforts
Robert Holden
2:23:33
Well, let let me just tell you, Timothy.
2:23:35
We were delivering coats and, with with, the Vietnam vets at Borden a few weeks ago.
2:23:44
They had to sign a disclaimer.
2:23:45
Many of the vets didn't wanna sign a disclaimer, So they had to leave.
2:23:50
Even though they we had collected, they had collected tons of gloves, jackets, coats, socks, hats, a lot of it worth, you know, $10,000 let's say.
2:24:06
They they had to leave the they were these were veterans.
Timothy Pena
2:24:09
Yeah.
Robert Holden
2:24:10
So DHS, I'm not happy with with some of their policies.
2:24:14
We had to sign a disclaimer, and only a few of us would sign it because some of the vets say, well, why should I'm I'm helping.
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I'm doing something here.
2:24:26
I'm I'm a veteran.
2:24:27
I'm I worked hard to collect all this.
2:24:30
This is kind of an insult.
2:24:32
So DHS, I wasn't happy with the, that policy.
2:24:36
I'm not happy that they're circling the wagons.
2:24:39
And it's it's disturbing.
2:24:40
So we have we just have to move on.
2:24:42
I think, yeah, just like Vicky Paladino has a council member One
Timothy Pena
2:24:45
point to that.