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Discussion on funding needs for veterans' legal services
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Council Member Holden and Peter Kempner discuss the current funding for legal services for veterans and the need for increased support. They agree that the current $600,000 allocation is insufficient.
- Kempner confirms they run out of funding and need to supplement from other sources
- Holden suggests the funding should be well over a million dollars
- Kempner proposes doubling or tripling the current amount
Robert Holden
1:44:23
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1:44:23
As the as veterans again, the the age is you know, we're getting to a point where more veterans are getting to a point where they're seniors, like me, and certainly the Vietnam Veterans are aging, you would need more money than 600,000.
1:44:41
I mean, I don't know how 600,000 goes a long way for legal.
Peter Kempner
1:44:47
It certainly doesn't, shareholding.
1:44:49
We're well out of funding.
Robert Holden
1:44:52
Do you run out of funding?
Peter Kempner
1:44:54
Oh, yeah.
1:44:54
I mean we this doesn't cover the services that we provide.
1:44:57
We hobble it together from private foundations, private donors, our law firm partners, state funding, and so the ability to have more funding would really enhance the services us and the other legal service providers that
Robert Holden
1:45:13
receive How much do you need to
Peter Kempner
1:45:16
I mean, would love to see the money doubled or tripled.
Robert Holden
1:45:19
Mean because I know would yeah.