We’re here at the 2024 Stand Down handing out pamphlets for people that want to apply for snap benefits, it’s just wonderful to be here, we do this every year. it’s an honor, as an employee and a veteran
I saw it as a way to give back to continue to give back in the public sector because working in the military that allowed me to serve the country, so this was a way for me to continue to give back.
Every year it’s an honor to be here to give back. And it’s just sitting across the table and saying thank you and saying, I’m a veteran. I believe when they see there are veterans in state agencies that actually do work, are in the field trying to make a difference daily.
I really enjoy my job because I’m able to give back to them and help them as much as possible not just through DTA benefits but connecting them to other local resources as well.
As a Black female veteran, to be able to give back in this manner, just means the world.
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