VJP’s Objective:
To recognize Justice- Included Veterans and engage them through outreach, to help with access to VA services at the earliest possible point in the criminal justice procedure. Veterans Justice Programs achieve this by structure and keeping collaborations in between VA and crucial stakeholders of the criminal justice system.
VJP’s Vision:
Justice Included Veterans will have access to care, services, and other advantages to assist them optimize their capacity for success and stability in the neighborhood, consisting of avoidance of homelessness and completion of participation with the justice system.
VJP’s Declaration of Worths and Dedication to Equity:
VJP is dedicated to running as an antiracist program, guaranteeing Veterans get fair access to services no matter race, gender identity, sexual identity, socioeconomic status, or other specific qualities. We are likewise dedicated to supporting criminal justice partners’ efforts to recognize and attend to variations in their systems that are related to race or other specific qualities.
KCVA Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Program
The VJO Program is created to prevent the unneeded criminalization, stigmatization, and extended imprisonment amongst Veterans by guaranteeing that qualified justice-involved Veterans have fair and prompt access to VHA services as scientifically shown. VJO Experts are accountable for direct outreach, evaluation, and case management service for Justice- Included Veterans in regional courts and prisons, and intermediary with regional justice system partners. Discover more details here: Veterans Justice Outreach Program – VA Homeless Programs
Helping Justice- Included Veterans
A 2nd Opportunity for Justice Included Veterans
Avoiding Suicide Amongst Justice Included Veterans
Medical-Legal Collaborations:
Promote access to Pro bono Legal Solutions and produce Legal Centers or Medical-Legal Collaborations to help with criminal, civil legal concerns or service-connected special needs claims.
Military Matters: Serves Kansas Counties: Johnson, Wyandotte, Missouri Counties: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray.
Recommendations to Armed force Matters might be gotten by calling the KCVA VJO Program at 816-861-4700 extension 55649. Please keep in mind that a release of details will be needed for the KCVA VJO program to finish a recommendation. ** Include ROI
Military Matters offers the list below legal support:
Community Warrant Relief
Domestic
- Orders of Security
- Divorce/Child Custody
- Kid Assistance Adjustment
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- Minor/Adult Guardianship
VA Advantage appeals
Financial
- Financial obligation counseling/work out concerns
- Landlord/tenant concerns
- Estate Preparation (wills/trust)
- Tax therapy
Company
- Incorporation
- Tax
- Copyright
- Property
- Agreements
Work
- * not about/against military
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
- Discrimination/Retaliation
- Wrongful termination
Criminal (not felony)
VetVap: Serves Kansas City MO local court, city regulation or local warrants. Recommendations to VetVap might be gotten by calling the KCVA VJO Program at 816-861-4700 extension 55649. ** Include ROI
Legal Help of Western Missouri (LAWMO): Serves cases within Missouri. Recommendations to LAWMO might be gotten by calling LAWMO at 816-474-6750 or the KCVA VJO Program at 816-861-4700 extension 55649. Please keep in mind that a release of details will be needed for the KCVA VJO program to finish a recommendation. Download VA Type 10-5345a (PDF)
LAWMO might have the ability to help with the following cases:
Domestic
- Orders of Security
- Minor/Adult Guardianship
- Divorce/Child Custody/Paternity
VA Benefit appeals
SSI/SSDI appeal
Medicare appeals
Internal Revenue Service Disagreements
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Real Estate
- HUD/Section 8
- Landlord/Tenant
- Foreclosure Avoidance
- * impending danger
Recipient Deeds
Public Help rejections or termination
- TANF
- Food Stamps
- Blind Pension
- Medicaid
- Kid Care Help
Customer Concerns
- Inappropriate energy shut-off
- Agreement disagreements
- Unreasonable sales practices
- Suits by financial obligation collectors
- Unreasonable financial obligation collection practices
Kansas Legal Solutions (KLS):
Earnings based legal services throughout the state ofKansas Recommendations to KLS might be gotten by calling KLS at 913-621-0200 or the KCVA VJO Program at 816-861-4700 extension 55649. Please keep in mind that a release of details will be needed for the KCVA VJO program to finish a recommendation. Download VA Type 10-5345a (PDF)
KLS might have the ability to help with the following cases:
Domestic
- Orders of Security
- Minor/Adult Guardianship
- Divorce/Child Custody/Paternity
VA Benefit appeals
SSI/SSDI appeal
Medicare appeals
Real Estate
- HUD/Section 8
- Landlord/Tenant
- Foreclosure Avoidance
- * impending danger
Recipient Deeds
Public Help rejections or termination
- TANF
- Food Stamps
- Blind Pension
- Medicaid
- Kid Care Help
Customer Concerns
- Inappropriate energy shut-off
- Agreement disagreements
- Unreasonable sales practices
- Suits by financial obligation collectors
- Unreasonable financial obligation collection practices
VA can not supply legal services. For legal support, go to State Side Legal’s assistance page or call the nearby VJO expert, who might understand of neighborhood legal support resources. Lots Of VA centers host complimentary legal centers for Veterans, run by non-VA legal company. Click On This Link to see a list of those legal service centers.
Veterans Treatment Courts:
Unlike standard criminal courts, the main function of a VTC is not to identify whether an offender is guilty of an offense, however rather to make sure that she or he gets treatment to attend to unmet scientific requirements. The KCVA has 4 Veterans Treatment Courts. Go to the Justice for Veterinarians website to find out more about Veterans Treatment Courts.
Kansas City Missouri Municipal Veterans Treatment Court: To be qualified for Veterans Treatment Court (VTC), the accused should get approved for services through the VA and have a drug abuse or psychological health treatment requirement. The program is mostly diversion based and includes 4 stages that are detailed in the VTC handbook. Individuals are anticipated to sign an agreement and stay in compliance with the treatment suggestions and other services as directed by the Court. Upon effective conclusion of VTC, the individual’s probation duration for those cases will be over and the cases will then be closed. Minimum quantity of time to finish the program is one year; most individuals invest 18 months or longer as is essential. VTC is dedicated to offering resources and abilities so that the veteran can effectively go back to society as an efficient person of Kansas City, Missouri with an objective towards 0% recidivism. Lawyers normally are just needed to address get the customer gone into in the program however might be anticipated to return if the Court requires to attend to any concerns or issues. Lawyers might talk about the screening procedure and possible recommendation to VTC with any courtroom district attorney.
Download VA Type 10-5345a (PDF)
Jackson County Missouri Veterans Treatment Court: To be qualified for the Jackson County Veterans Treatment Court, the veteran should have served in the United States armed force; veterans are not needed to be qualified for services at theVA The program is mostly a diversion-based program for a minimum of one year. Probations are likewise accepted. The court accepts misdemeanors and felonies, consisting of cases from surrounding counties if the individual lives in Jackson County.
Lawyers might call Pamela Crall at PCrall@JacksonGov.org to talk about the screening procedure and possible recommendation to VTC.
Download VA Type 10-5345a (PDF)
Clay County Missouri Veterans Treatment Court: Clay County Veterans Treatment Court Program, in collaboration with the KCVA, uses qualified veterans with compound usage reliance and/or a mental disorder medical diagnosis that are charged with a certifying felony or misdemeanor crime, the chance to take part in treatment and services in a program of responsibility, which attend to the concerns of compound abuse, psychological health, and other barriers to leading law abiding, efficient lives within our neighborhood. To find out more, have your lawyer contact the district attorney appointed to your case about screening or call the Treatment Court Supervisor at 816-407-3969
Download VA Type 10-5345a (PDF)
Johnson County Kansas Veterans Treatment Court: The Objective of the Johnson County, Kansas Veterans Treatment Court is to promote public security by offering an inter-agency, collective, non-adversarial treatment technique to veterans in the criminal justice system who struggle with psychological health and/or drug abuse concerns associated with their service in our Army.
This voluntary court has a number of tracks: Diversion, Probation, Post-Imprisonment Guidance, and Probation Offense. The individual should consent to live in Kansas throughout the period of the regard to guidance. In addition, veterans who are disqualified for VA Health Advantages need to live within the limits of Johnson County, KS. Specific charges might prevent entry into the VTC, consisting of however not restricted to: Off Grid Crimes, High Level Drug/Non-Drug Felonies, and existing or previous offenses which would need the candidate to sign up as a Sex Wrongdoer. Justice- Included Veterans with existing charges and waiting for case personality need to call their lawyer to discuss their alternatives. All applications can be asked for by the veteran or their lawyer through the Johnson County District Lawyer’s Workplace or the Veterans Treatment Court Planner.
Download VA Type 10-5345a (PDF)
Very First Responder/Law Enforcement Outreach: VJOs supply outreach to veterans interfacing with very first responders and police. VJOs likewise supply training to very first responders and police on veterans particular requirements and resources.
County and appointed VJO
Kelly McDaniel 816-835-0119, kelly.mcdaniel@va.gov (Caldwell, Livingston, Carroll, Jackson, Lafayette, Johnson and Cass)
Leanne Little 816-492-4367, leanne.little@va.gov( Bates, Henry, St. Clair, Vernon, Cedar, and Barton)
Michele Parsons 816-590-3997, michele.parsons@va.gov( Gentry, De Kalb, Clinton, Clay, and Ray)
Leanne Little 816-492-4367, leanne.little@va.gov
Corrie Jones, Homeless Program Manager, 816-861-4700, ext. 53823, corrie.jones2@va.gov
Prison Outreach: VJOs supply screenings and linkage to take care of veterans prior to launch from imprisonment. VJOs are unable to supply evaluation and treatment to veterans who are jailed.
Fits: Assistance for Incarcerated Veterans Educational Videos
County and appointed VJO
Kelly McDaniel 816-835-0119, kelly.mcdaniel@va.gov (Caldwell, Livingston, Carroll, Jackson, Lafayette, Johnson and Cass)
Leanne Little 816-492-4367, leanne.little@va.gov ( Bates, Henry, St. Clair, Vernon, Cedar, and Barton)
Michele Parsons 816-590-3997, michele.parsons@va.gov ( Gentry, De Kalb, Clinton, Clay, and Ray)
Corrie Jones, Homeless Program Manager, 816-861-4700, ext. 53823, corrie.jones2@va.gov
HCRV and contact
Kansas HCRV outreach Christine Strom christine.strohm99@va.gov, 913-682-2000, ext. 53098
Missouri HCRV Keith Suedmeyer keith.suedmeyer@va.gov, 314-652-4100, ext. 55483
With concerns about the VJO nationwide program, contact Katie Stewart, MSW, LCSW, VJO nationwide planner.
If you or somebody you understand is a justice-involved Veteran, email the VJO expert nearby you for support accessing VA healthcare services. Veterans Justice Outreach Program – VA Homeless Programs