Support for Justice-Involved Veterans
The TEEM Veterans Initiative is a collaboration between Boeing, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, and TEEM designed to address the specific obstacles facing justice-involved veterans.
For those who have served our country, TEEM provides specialized support by reconnecting participants with their earned benefits or, for incarcerated veterans, connecting benefits to dependents. The Justice-Involved Veterans program works directly with correctional facilities to identify and assess the needs of each person seeking services. In addition to VA services, each participant has access to TEEM resources such as education courses, legal services, case management, substance abuse and mental health resources, direct aid, and employment support.
What my story really comes down to is, I was a very sick man. I drank every single day. I got into a lot of trouble, and I’m not proud of that. I called TEEM and told them my situation. I had been sleeping in my car. Because of their intervention I now live in a retirement center — the veterans program at TEEM helped me with my deposit, my utilities, and they put me in touch with Goodwill. Goodwill got me furniture, dishes, a brand-new coffee pot – I mean, you name it, I got it. I’m 57 days sober now, and I couldn’t ask for any better.
— Don C.
Video produced by Lance West, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Communications Specialist