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CLINICAL PROGRAMS NEWSLETTER FALL 2015 The Law Center hosted a meeting of the Suffolk County Legislatures Veterans and Seniors Committee on Thursday September 24 2015. The meeting arranged by committee chair Suffolk County Legislator and Law Center adjunct professor Steve Stern was part of a day- long program organized by the Veterans and Servicemembers Rights Clinic for groups and agencies providing legal services to veterans in Nassau and Suffolk in an effort to identify and address unmet needs and create a comprehensive directory of services. The committee has jurisdiction over the Countys Office for the Aging and Veterans Service Agency and considers local laws and policies relating to senior citizens and veterans. Monday August 31 2015 - The Suffolk County Veterans Treatment Court VTC enables veterans charged with relatively minor non-violent offenses to enter into diversion programs involving appropriate treatment in order to qualify for reduced or dismissed charges. The peer-to-peer mentors all combat veterans and members of the Suffolk County Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America are an essential part of the therapeutic work of the VTC assisting justice-involved veterans in following their treatment plans and readjusting to the community. Law Center Hosts Legislature Meeting Peer-to-Peer Mentors from Suffolk County Veterans Treatment Court participate in the Veterans and Servicemembers Rights Clinic Seminar p TOP ........................................... L-R committee member Legislator Sarah Anker 6th District- Brookhaven Suffolk Veterans Treatment Court Presiding Judge John Toomey Legislator Stern and committee member Legislator Thomas Barraga 11th District-Islip. u RIGHT ........................................... Benjamin P. Pomerance Deputy Director for Program Development New York State Division of Veterans Affairs addresses the committee. L-R clinic students Eleonora Zeltser Cassandra Sticco and Cynthia Capobianco mentors Frank DAversa and Clarence Simpson rear clinic student Robyn Rothman Clinic Director Ken Rosenblum mentor Adam Jankowski clinic students Karen LaGrega Catherine Mendolia Hanin Shadood and Vanessa Cavallaro