ms. thompson. ms. thompson also touched on an issue for our next speaker that is very important. i know as mayors we often see veterans by no choice of their own homeless, or in trouble with the law because of the their lack of resources, whether it be mental health issues, access to jobs, or even just simple access to a roof over their head. i was really excited to hear about this program. our next speaker is actually matt steiner. he's the director of development and outreach for justice for veterans. matt is a fourth generation marine who received combat action ribbons for his service in "operation iraqi freedom." following an honorable discharge from the marine corps attended oklahoma state university where he received his b.a. in political science. he received and m.a. in public administration from the university of oklahoma. matt is here to talk about veteran treatments court and how they are impacting lives in our communities. i know actually in the state of florida, tampa has rolled out their veterans court as well as broward county also the hometown where i'm at, halland

ms. thompson. ms. thompson also touched on an issue for our next speaker that 1 very important, and i know as mayors

ms. thompson said, we've got a lot of our reserve and national guard members deployed in the war on terror who aren't necessarily attached to an active duty military base but are in your city, are in your communities. so in tulsa, for example we opened our doors to take active guard member, active refer members and guard veterans as well. serving those folk whose are your neighbors, that go to school with your children. and to really wrap it up, state legislation, we've helped california, colorado, illinois, oregon, texas, virginia, develop vette trins court legislation. right now we're happying maine, the great state of oklahoma where i'm from, and several other states as well to develop veterans treatment court legislation. when i came your bondard, gain support of the most prestigious and respected veterans service organizations. the marine corps league, amvets, blue star mother, veterans of foreign war, the american legion, disabled american veteran, national association of state directors of veterans affairs have all come onboard with public support for veterans treatment courts. thes

ms. thompson said, we have a lot of our reserves in national guard members reserved.there in your cities, in your communities. we opened our doors to take active cardmembers. -- active guard members. and to really wrapped up, in legislation we have held california, colorado, illinois, texas, virginia, develop better treatment court legislation. and several other states as well to develop better treatment legislation. one of the first things i did when i came on board justice for vets was to gain support of the most prestigious and respected organizations. the marine corps league. blue star mothers. the american legion. the disabled american veterans. the ball come on board with their public support for veterans' treatment courts. i said before, these organizations are in your community. and they do vote. other support, the national bar association. the american judges association. our committee is chaired and under his leadership we have been able to implement a lot of veterans treatment court and better policy so far. we are really just hitting the tip of the spear w

ms. thompson touched on an issue for the next speaker that is very important, and i know as mayors we oftenwith the law because of the lack of resources whether it's mental health issues, access to jobs, or just simp access to a roof over their head, and i was really excited to hear about this program. our next speaker's actually matt steiner. here's a fourth generation marine receiving combat action ribbon for his service in iraqi freedom, following an honorable discharge from the marine corp. attended oklahoma state university receiving a ba in political science receiving an ma in public administration from the university of oklahoma. matt is here to talk about veterans' treatments courts and how they impact the lives of military families in our communities. i know, actually in the state of florida, tampa rolled out their veterans' court as well as brourard county in florida, of course, and was really excited to see they are progressively moving forward, but they have endorsed the program by acts of resolution, and here to partner to hopefully, again, build public awareness and actually u