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SUMMARY:Board meeting (in-person only)
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DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1886\, the [Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commis
 sion](https://cuyahogavets.org/) was established to assist honorably disch
 arged veterans\, their spouses and minor children. It prepares claims for 
 the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs so that veterans and their elig
 ible dependents can receive compensation\, pension and education benefits.
  It also assists clients who have been met with unexpected hardships by pr
 oviding financial assistance to help with mortgage\, rent\, food\, utiliti
 es and other expenses of daily life. It prepares veterans for employment a
 nd provides resources that enhance their qualifications for new careers. I
 ts social work staff can provide a case managed environment for those clie
 nts who need more direct intervention. The Veterans Service Commission is 
 legislated by the State of Ohio and funded by Cuyahoga County property tax
 es. Each of the 88 Veterans Service Commissions in the State of Ohio has a
  board of five commissioners created under the [Ohio Revised Code\, ORC 59
 01\,](http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5901) who administer the programs for thei
 r respective counties.\n\n**Note:** This is currently in an **in-person on
 ly** meeting. The commission records audio of it\, but that audio is avail
 able only through a public records request\, leaving us unsure of when the
  audio will be available. It may be helpful for your coverage to record yo
 ur own audio of the meeting\, but it is not a requirement of the assignmen
 t. We add two additional hours of pay to in-person assignments ($108 minim
 um payment). \n\n**Note:** This is also our first time covering this commi
 ssion\, so we don’t know exactly what to expect. Lead with your curiosit
 y and feel free to note if something doesn’t make sense in your coverage
 . Commission members may ask you to introduce yourself and share more abou
 t Documenters. Here is some suggested language in response:\n\n“I am a D
 ocumenter trained to monitor public meetings in the public interest. My wo
 rk is made publicly available in collaboration with Signal Cleveland’s C
 leveland Documenters program. For more information visit cleveland.documen
 ters.org/.”\n\n**Commission members:**\n\n* Mel Baher\, [American Legion
 ](http://www.legion.org/)\n* Frank Pocci\, [AMVETS](http://www.amvets.org/
 )\n* Lenon Wright\, [Disabled American Veterans](http://www.dav.org/)\n* J
 im Riley\, [Veterans of Foreign Wars](http://www.vfw.org/)\n* Bob Potts\, 
 [Vietnam Veterans of America](http://www.vva.org/)\n\nLearn more about the
  agency: \n\n* [Meeting agendas and minutes](https://cuyahogavets.org/boar
 d-meetings/)\n* [Staff](https://cuyahogavets.org/#)\n* [Facebook page](htt
 ps://www.facebook.com/CCVSC)\n\nFind past Documenters coverage of this mee
 ting here (nothing here yet!): https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting
 /?agency=155
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LOCATION:Main office\n1835 Prospect Ave E\nBoardroom\nCleveland\, OH 44115
URL:https://sandiego-ca.documenters.org/assignments/board-meeting-in-perso
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