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Podcast: American Viewpoints
Episode: Show 2021-21 Segment 4 Crowdsourcing Help For Veterans In Crisis. How Code Of Vets Addresses Needs Of Those Who Served
Description: Gretchen Smith, founder of Code Of Vets, describes their mission and how they quickly meet financial needs of veterans in crisis. The situations COV helps alleviate range from simple needs, like car repairs to help a vet get to work or groceries for unemployed vets, to more complex situations like housing needs and help with medical bills.
Smith explains how the requests are vetted, how the money is raised through social media crowd sourcing, and how the funds are sent. COV provides documentation of each expense covered.