October 28, 2021 by Clarissa Ayala
Lone Star Legal Aid Honors Smith County Organization CAMPV as Community Partner
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VETERANS ORGANIZATION RECEIVES ACCOLADES
In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 25th – 29th), Lone Star Legal Aid, in collaboration with the Smith County Bar Foundation, honors local Veteran outreach organization, CampV, with a Community Partner Award.
Lone Star Legal Aid Pro Bono Awards recognize attorneys, law firms and community partners who donate their time and legal expertise to ensure that all East Texas residents have equal access to the courts. CampV will be formally recognized on October 28, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Smith County Court by The Honorable Nathaniel Moran, Smith County Judge, with an Award Certificate from Lone Star Legal and the Honorable J. Brett Busby, Justice, Supreme Court of Texas. A reception will follow the ceremony sponsored by Lone Star Legal Aid and the Smith County Bar Foundation.
ABOUT CAMPV
CampV’s mission is to integrate military and civilian resources through one centralized location, providing efficient and effective support and fellowship for Veterans, active duty, reserves, guard, and their families.
Recognizing that East Texas has the second highest concentration of Veterans in Texas while offering the fewest support services, East Texas Veterans Community Council (dba: CampV), was established as a unique 20 acre campus in Tyler to provide convenient access to local Veteran Service Providers. The vision is to offer a support and resource haven for all Veterans, well and in need.
Under the leadership of CampV’s Executive Director, USAF Retired Master Sergeant Travis Gladhill, BS, CampV assists Veterans and their families throughout the 14 counties of East Texas.
About the National Pro Bono Celebration
The week of October 25 – 29, 2021 has been designated the “National Pro Bono Celebration” by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Pubic Service. The goal is to showcase the remarkable difference that pro bono lawyers make to our nation, our system of justice, our communities and, most of all, the clients they serve. For more information, visit www.celebrateprobono.org.
Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy for low-income and underserved populations. Lone Star Legal Aid serves millions of people at 125% of federal poverty guidelines that reside in 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and 4 counties of southwest Arkansas. Lone Star Legal Aid focuses its resources on maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability; preserving housing; improving outcomes for children; establishing and sustaining family safety and stability, health and well‐being; and assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those with disabilities, or who are elderly, homeless, or have limited English language skills. To learn more about Lone Star Legal Aid, visit our website at https://www.lonestarlegal.org.
Media contact: Media@LoneStarLegal.org
